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Toxoplasma-induced Behavioral Changes: An Aspecific Consequence of Neuroinflammation.

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A key strategy that many parasites use to facilitate transmission involves behavioral modification of their hosts. Toxoplasma gondii has been taken as an example for this strategy. A recent study… Click to show full abstract

A key strategy that many parasites use to facilitate transmission involves behavioral modification of their hosts. Toxoplasma gondii has been taken as an example for this strategy. A recent study by Boillat et al. reported that attraction to predator odor following Toxoplasma infection is not specific to felines.

Keywords: changes aspecific; consequence neuroinflammation; toxoplasma induced; behavioral changes; induced behavioral; aspecific consequence

Journal Title: Trends in parasitology
Year Published: 2020

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