toxoplasmosis

toksoplasmoosi A disease, caused by the parasite (taxlink), that primarily affects felids, but also other mammals including humans.
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Some profiles are particularly associated with severe toxoplasmoses, but this relationship is especially true for experimental infections in the murine model.

In a study of treatment of the infected mother during pregnancy with spiramycin, pyrimethamine, and sulfonamides there was a significant reduction in the severity of congenital toxoplasmosis.

Like other Australian marsupial taxa, wombats appear particularly susceptible to toxoplasmosis due to exposure to the coccidian parasite Toxoplasma gondii.