The Impact of the Waterborne Transmission of Toxoplasma Gondii and Analysis Efforts for Water Detection: an Overview and Update

Overview

Journal Environ Sci Pollut Res Int

Publisher Springer

Specialties Environmental Health
Toxicology

Date 2012 Sep 20

PMID 22990578

Citations 19

Authors

Panagiotis Karanis

Hebatalla M Aldeyarbi

Marzieh E Mirhashemi

Khalil M Khalil

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Abstract

The ubiquitous protozoa Toxoplasma gondii is now the subject of renewed interest, due to the spread of oocysts via water causing waterborne outbreaks of toxoplasmosis in different parts of the world. This overview discusses the different methods for detection of Toxoplasma in drinking and environmental water. It includes a combination of conventional and molecular tools for effective oocyst recovery and detection in water sources as well as factors hindering the detection of this parasite and shedding light on a promising new molecular assay for the diagnosis of Toxoplasma in environmental samples. Hopefully, this attempt will facilitate future approaches for better recovery, concentration, and detection of Toxoplasma oocysts in environmental waters.

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