Of mice and men: are billions victim to toxoplasma mind control?

Dietmar Steverding; Kevin Tyler

Of mice and men: are billions victim to toxoplasma mind control?

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Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii resides silently in the brains of billions of us world-wide. For a long time, infection with Toxoplasma gondii was considered harmless but recent evidence suggests that it modulates neurotransmitter levels, changing personality and behaviour to increase its opportunity for onward transmission.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	10-13
Number of pages	4
Journal	Microbiology Today
Volume	52
Issue number	1
Publication status	Published - 10 Feb 2015

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