The One Health Approach to Toxoplasmosis: Epidemiology, Control, and Prevention Strategies

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¹ Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr. MSN: 5F2, Fairfax, VA, 22030-4400, USA. aaguirr3@gmu.edu.
² Spatial Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, AHF B55, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
³ NMFS/PIFSC/PSD/Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI, 96818, USA.
⁴ Community Health Branch, Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency, 137 N Cottonwood St, Woodland, CA, 95695, USA.
⁵ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center Road Building 307-C Room 134, BARC East, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA.
⁶ United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 201 14th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20250, USA.
⁷ Auburn University, SWFS 2341, 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
⁸ Virginia Military Institute, 303D Maury-Brooke Hall, Lexington, VA, 24450, USA.
⁹ The University of Chicago, AMB N310, (MC 2114) 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
¹⁰ The House-Call Vet, Daytona Beach, FL, 32114, USA.
¹¹ The Wildlife Society, 425 Barlow Place, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA.
¹² M409 Walters Life Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
¹³ University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 406 Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA.
¹⁴ Stanley Neurovirology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
¹⁵ American Bird Conservancy, 4301 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 451, Washington, DC, 20008, USA.

PMID: 30945159
PMCID: PMC6682582
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-019-01405-7

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The One Health Approach to Toxoplasmosis: Epidemiology, Control, and Prevention Strategies

A Alonso Aguirre et al. Ecohealth. 2019 Jun.

. 2019 Jun;16(2):378-390.

doi: 10.1007/s10393-019-01405-7. Epub 2019 Apr 3.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University, 4400 University Dr. MSN: 5F2, Fairfax, VA, 22030-4400, USA. aaguirr3@gmu.edu.
² Spatial Sciences Institute, University of Southern California, 3616 Trousdale Parkway, AHF B55, Los Angeles, CA, 90089, USA.
³ NMFS/PIFSC/PSD/Hawaiian Monk Seal Research Program, 1845 Wasp Boulevard, Building 176, Honolulu, HI, 96818, USA.
⁴ Community Health Branch, Yolo County Health & Human Services Agency, 137 N Cottonwood St, Woodland, CA, 95695, USA.
⁵ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Center Road Building 307-C Room 134, BARC East, Beltsville, MD, 20705, USA.
⁶ United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service, 201 14th Street, SW, Washington, DC, 20250, USA.
⁷ Auburn University, SWFS 2341, 602 Duncan Drive, Auburn, AL, 36849, USA.
⁸ Virginia Military Institute, 303D Maury-Brooke Hall, Lexington, VA, 24450, USA.
⁹ The University of Chicago, AMB N310, (MC 2114) 5841 South Maryland Avenue, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
¹⁰ The House-Call Vet, Daytona Beach, FL, 32114, USA.
¹¹ The Wildlife Society, 425 Barlow Place, Suite 200, Bethesda, MD, 20814, USA.
¹² M409 Walters Life Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, 37996, USA.
¹³ University of Nebraska-Lincoln, 406 Hardin Hall, 3310 Holdrege Street, Lincoln, NE, 68583, USA.
¹⁴ Stanley Neurovirology Laboratory, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA.
¹⁵ American Bird Conservancy, 4301 Connecticut Ave., NW, Suite 451, Washington, DC, 20008, USA.

PMID: 30945159
PMCID: PMC6682582
DOI: 10.1007/s10393-019-01405-7

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Correction to: The One Health Approach to Toxoplasmosis: Epidemiology, Control, and Prevention Strategies.
Aguirre AA, Longcore T, Barbieri M, Dabritz H, Hill D, Klein PN, Lepczyk C, Lilly EL, McLeod R, Milcarsky J, Murphy CE, Su C, VanWormer E, Yolken R, Sizemore GC. Aguirre AA, et al. Ecohealth. 2019 Jun;16(2):391. doi: 10.1007/s10393-019-01420-8. Ecohealth. 2019. PMID: 31168721 Free PMC article.

Abstract

One Health is a collaborative, interdisciplinary effort that seeks optimal health for people, animals, plants, and the environment. Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is an intracellular protozoan infection distributed worldwide, with a heteroxenous life cycle that practically affects all homeotherms and in which felines act as definitive reservoirs. Herein, we review the natural history of T. gondii, its transmission and impacts in humans, domestic animals, wildlife both terrestrial and aquatic, and ecosystems. The epidemiology, prevention, and control strategies are reviewed, with the objective of facilitating awareness of this disease and promoting transdisciplinary collaborations, integrative research, and capacity building among universities, government agencies, NGOs, policy makers, practicing physicians, veterinarians, and the general public.

Keywords: Integrative research; One Health; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Transdisciplinarity.

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Life cycle of *Toxoplasma gondii* and transmission in humans, domestic animals, wildlife and ecosystems

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