June 23, 2021 — Best known for its presence in house cats and a tendency to infect and alter the behaviors of rodents and humans, the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is also associated ...

Reference: Eberhard JN, Shallberg LA, Winn A, et al. Immune targeting and host-protective effects of the latent stage of Toxoplasma gondii. Nat Microbiol. 2025:1-14. doi: 10.1038/s41564-025-01967-z ...

Additionally, species like Toxoplasma gondii live inside cells, making studying them more difficult and adding to the troubles of developing treatments. “It's really hard to separate host cell ...

Now, a team led by University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine researchers shows that the immune system indeed recognizes the latent stage of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii ...