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This Research Topic is open to those who presented their work at the 16th International Congress on Toxoplasmosis and Toxoplasma gondii Research.
Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most successful parasites; it infects one-third of the human population and most animal species can harbor the parasite. Its complex interaction with host cells enables it to persist for the life of the host. Human Toxoplasma infections have significant public health consequences given the devastating sequelae observed after congenital infections, the visual health impact of ocular infection as a significant cause of blindness, and the destruction caused by disseminated forms in immunosuppressed patients. The advances in genomics, parasite biology and bioinformatics have provided new critical information opening pathways to new drug developments and identification of novel vaccine candidates.
The International Congress on Toxoplasmosis and Toxoplasma gondii Research is the most important event for researchers on Toxoplasma and toxoplasmosis, its XVI version was held in Riverside, California from May 22-26 2022. During this meeting representatives from almost all laboratories working on this parasite were present.
Preceding the meeting there were two workshops ("Environmental Toxoplasmosis" and "Leveraging Informatics Tools 'Omics & ToxoDB"). The meeting included eleven sessions for a total of XX oral presentations and two poster sessions.
This research topic invites the researchers that presented their work at this meeting to publish in this topic.
This research topic will cover all aspects of the parasite’s biology, its interaction the host, and impact and alternatives for the control of the disease.
Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most successful parasites; it infects one-third of the human population and most animal species can harbor the parasite. Its complex interaction with host cells enables it to persist for the life of the host. Human Toxoplasma infections have significant public health consequences given the devastating sequelae observed after congenital infections, the visual health impact of ocular infection as a significant cause of blindness, and the destruction caused by disseminated forms in immunosuppressed patients. The advances in genomics, parasite biology and bioinformatics have provided new critical information opening pathways to new drug developments and identification of novel vaccine candidates.
The International Congress on Toxoplasmosis and Toxoplasma gondii Research is the most important event for researchers on Toxoplasma and toxoplasmosis, its XVI version was held in Riverside, California from May 22-26 2022. During this meeting representatives from almost all laboratories working on this parasite were present.
Preceding the meeting there were two workshops ("Environmental Toxoplasmosis" and "Leveraging Informatics Tools 'Omics & ToxoDB"). The meeting included eleven sessions for a total of XX oral presentations and two poster sessions.
This research topic invites the researchers that presented their work at this meeting to publish in this topic.
This research topic will cover all aspects of the parasite’s biology, its interaction the host, and impact and alternatives for the control of the disease.
Keywords: toxoplasmosis, toxoplasma gondii, parasite, Toxoplasma, Protozoa, Vaccine, Traffic, Intracellular Signaling, Host Parasite Interaction, Biochemistry, Drugs
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