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Toxoplasmosis is usually diagnosed based on a cat’s history, signs of illness, and laboratory test results. Measurement of two types of antibodies to T. gondii in the blood, IgG and IgM, can help diagnose toxoplasmosis.
Exposure to feces from infected cats can cause toxoplasmosis in people, although more likely sources of infection are eating undercooked meat and handling raw meat.
Ingestion of sporulated oocysts in contaminated food or water results in patent infections in only 20% of cats. As the definitive host, cats are the only species with an enteroepithelial phase of infection, in which oocysts are shed transiently in faeces (for 1–2 weeks in most cats).
27 wrz 2023 · It is being increasingly reported that Toxoplasma oocysts are contaminating soil and groundwater worldwide. A review of 22 studies concluded that this is a serious cause for concern, with run-off from infected cat feces polluting bodies of water to a considerable degree 3.
3 paź 2024 · Our vet explains what you need to know about toxoplasmosis in cats. Learn what the common signs are, what causes this disease and what is the best course of treatment.
Cats get Toxoplasma infection by eating infected rodents, birds or other small animals, or anything contaminated with feces from another cat that is shedding the microscopic parasite in its feces. After a cat has been infected, it can shed the parasite for up to two weeks.
After being consumed in uncooked meat containing tissue cysts (carnivores) or in feed or drink contaminated with cat feces containing oocysts (all warm-blooded animals), T gondii initiates extraintestinal replication. Bradyzoites and sporozoites, respectively, are released and infect intestinal epithelium and other tissues.
