Toxoplasmosis

Researchers track parasite contamination

Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, April 7th, 2002

Scientists with the U.S. Agricultural Research Service and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have been awarded a grant to study sources of exposure to an insidious parasite. The study will provide the first risk assessment of the likelihood of exposure to the parasite Toxoplasma gondii by ingesting raw or undercooked meat.

T. gondii is a single-cell parasite that infects about 23% of the U.S. population. The annual cost from both acute illnesses and complications due to toxoplasmosis is $3.3-$7.8 billion, according to the latest estimates from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service.

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