| detection of toxoplasma gondii and cyclospora cayetanensis in mytilus galloprovincialis from izmir province coast (turkey) by real time pcr/high-resolution melting analysis (hrm). | to evaluate the presence of toxoplasma gondii and cyclospora cayetanensis in edible shellfish, a total of 795 specimens of mytilus galloprovincialis from 8 different sites on the west coast of turkey (bays of izmir and mersin) were examined. fifty-three pooled samples were created and subjected to evagreen(®) realtime pcr assay and hrm analysis for protozoans detection and oocyst quantification. seven out of 8 sites were contaminated with at least one protozoan species. twenty-one out of 53 (39. ... | 2014 | 25084654 |
| is toxoplasma gondii a potential risk for traffic accidents in turkey? | in turkey, traffic accidents are the major causes of mortality and morbidity. according to the statistics made by turkish security headquarters in the year 2000, 7500 people are killed in the traffic accidents every year. drivers are mostly blamed for the traffic accidents. tired, weary, sleepy and absentminded driving are common reasons for traffic accidents due to many reasons. among these reasons mental and reflex conditions of drivers are significant. toxoplasmosis is one of the most common ... | 2006 | 16332418 |
| a probable outbreak of toxoplasmosis among boarding school students in turkey. | in total, 171 students from a boarding school in izmir, turkey, with mild and non-specific symptoms of toxoplasmosis, were screened during september-october 2002. all 171 students were seropositive for toxoplasma gondii igg and igm. of 43 students tested, 40 (93%) had low igg avidity. none showed evidence of ophthalmic involvement. the data suggest that t. gondii may spread rapidly in close living conditions, possibly following exposure to cat litter. this is the largest recent outbreak of toxop ... | 2006 | 16774565 |