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This paper is a short introduction to the impact of Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans. Major routes of transmission occur through tissue cysts infected raw meat and furthermore oocysts shed by (merely) young cats which contaminate litterboxes, gardens, sandboxes and playgrounds. Clinical symptoms in man are rare, however long-lasting lymphadenitis and general malaise may happen. Special attention is given to congenital toxoplasmosis in which the disease burden may be dramatic. The role of dogs and cats in human toxoplasmosis is discussed.
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