Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Marine Animal Species, as a Potential Source of Food Contamination: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
Ehsan AhmadpourMohamad Taghi RahimiAltin GhojoghiFatemeh RezaeiKareem Hatam-NahavandiSónia M R OliveiraMaria de Lourdes PereiraHamidreza MajidianiAbolghasem SiyadatpanahSamira ElhamiradWei CongAbdol Sattar PaghehPublished in: Acta parasitologica (2022)
Our results indicated the geographic distribution and spectrum of infected marine species with T. gondii in different parts of the world. The spread of T. gondii among marine animals can affect the health of humans and other animals; in addition, it is possible that marine mammals act as sentinels of environmental contamination, especially the parasites by consuming water or prey species.