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Parasite behind toxoplasmosis hides multiple distinct subtypes inside each cyst
- January 27, 2026 at 7:10 PM
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A University of California, Riverside team of scientists has found that Toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite affecting up to one-third of the global population, is far more complex than previously believed. The findings, published in Nature Communications, offer new insight into how T. gondii causes disease and why it has been so difficult to treat.
Originally published at Phys.org