Advances in Toxoplasma gondii Infection Research
A special issue of Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease (ISSN 2414-6366).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (15 September 2025) | Viewed by 386
Special Issue Editors
Interests: Toxoplasma gondii; host–parasite interaction; toxoplasmosis; neurodevelopment and behavior; drug discovery; treatment efficacy; diagnosis and prevention; co-infections
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Interests: parasitology; microbiology; Toxoplasma gondii; Trypanosoma cruzi; Giardia intestinalis; Blastocystis; Taenia solium; Diphyllobothrium
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Toxoplasma gondii is an intracellular parasite capable of infecting a wide range of intermediate hosts, some of which allow T. gondii to infect its definitive feline host. Additionally, transmission between intermediate hosts is frequent. Human infection with Toxoplasma gondii is common, but severe disease does not ensue unless the host is immunosuppressed or immunocompromised, or infected congenitally. Due to the latent nature of this parasite, studies investigating host–parasite interactions during infection are important in gaining a better understanding of the biology of the parasite for the design of more effective treatment and the prevention of toxoplasmosis. The predilection of this parasite to infect the brain and heart also remains an area of active investigation. Recent systematic studies suggest an association of toxoplasmosis with neurodevelopmental and neuropsychiatric disorders. At the cellular level, chronic toxoplasmosis has been shown to alter brain connectivity by disrupting neurotransmitter signaling.
Against this research background, this Special Issue focuses on recent advances in the study of Toxoplasma gondii infections.
Dr. Imaan Benmerzouga
Dr. Juan Atilio Jimenez Chunga
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Toxoplasma gondii
- host–parasite interactions
- toxoplasmosis
- treatment and prevention
- pathogenic mechanism
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