Toxoplasmosis as a food-borne infection

59th International Meat Industry Conference

Durkovi-Dakovi, O.^1

National Reference Laboratory for Toxoplasmosis, Center of Excellence for Food-and Vector-Borne Zoonoses, Institute for Medical Research, University of Belgrade, Serbia^1

关键词: Disease burdens;    Food of animal origin;    Foodborne infections;    Human pathologies;    Parasitic infections;    South East Europe;    Toxoplasma gondii;    World population;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1755-1315/85/1/012005/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1755-1315/85/1/012005

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

Toxoplasma gondii is a globally distributed parasite that infects all mammals, including one third of the world population. Long known to cause disease in the developing foetus and in immunosuppressed individuals, a body of data that has emerged in the past decades suggests its role in human pathology may be even more important. The WHO and FAO have recently established toxoplasmosis as a foodborne infection of global concern, with a disease burden the greatest of all parasitic infections. Transmission of toxoplasmosis occurs by ingesting tissue cysts from undercooked meat and meat products, and oocysts from the environment with contaminated fresh produce or water. This review provides an update on the current understanding of toxoplasmosis, focusing on the risk of infection from food of animal origin, with particular reference to the risk in Serbia and the region of South-East Europe.