Toxoplasmosis: The Heart of the Diagnosis | Zendy

James England | Zendy; Samuel Bailin | Zendy; Jeffrey R. Gehlhausen | Zendy; Donald H. Rubin | Zendy

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Toxoplasmosis: The Heart of the Diagnosis

Author(s) -

James England,

Samuel Bailin,

Jeffrey R. Gehlhausen,

Donald H. Rubin

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy338

Subject(s) - toxoplasmosis , toxoplasma gondii , odocoileus , medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , pathogen , ingestion , immunology , virology , biology , zoology , antibody , electrical engineering , engineering

is a common parasite that infects warm-blooded animals, including humans, and is a foodborne pathogen. We report a case of acute toxoplasmosis in a 76-year-old man after ingestion of the undercooked heart of a white-tailed deer () in Tennessee. The patient's adult grandson, who also consumed part of the heart, became ill with nearly identical symptoms, though he did not seek medical care. This case highlights important public health concerns about deer-to-human transmission of .

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