| presence of anti-toxoplasma antibodies in humans and their cats in the urban zone of guadalajara. | cats are the definitive hosts of toxoplasma gondii. infected cats excrete oocysts in their feces, infecting humans and other animals. the objective of the present study was to determine the presence of anti-toxoplasma antibodies in cat owners and their pets, and determine if there was a relationship between toxoplasma infection and humans who live with infected cats. igg anti-toxoplasma antibodies in sera of 59 cat owners were determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa), in 24 sera f ... | 1999 | 10881080 |
| frequency of toxoplasma gondii in pork meat in ocotlán, jalisco, mexico. | toxoplasmosis is an infection caused by toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular obligate parasite. its transmission has usually been attributed to ingestion of undercooked or raw meat. the frequency of t. gondii in pork, the most common meat for human consumption in jalisco, mexico, is unknown; in guadalajara city high prevalence of human toxoplasmosis has been documented. forty-eight samples of pork meat from butcher shops in ocotlán city were analyzed. through bioassay, 50 g of tissue was homogeni ... | 2010 | 20537271 |
| seroepidemiology of toxoplasma gondii infection in drivers involved in road traffic accidents in the metropolitan area of guadalajara, jalisco, mexico. | the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in the general population of guadalajara, mexico, is around 32%. toxoplasmosis can cause ocular lesions and slowing of reaction reflexes. latent toxoplasmosis has been related with traffic accidents. we aimed to assess the prevalence of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies and visual impairments related with traffic accidents in drivers from the metropolitan guadalajara. | 2013 | 24499659 |