Toxoplasmosis: A prevalent zoonosis in Australasian marsupials
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Toxoplasma gondii is an infamously widespread parasite prevalent across much of the world, with nearly one-third of humanity predicted to be exposed to the parasite. In Europe and the United States alone, approximately 50-80% and 9-40% of people are predicted to be infected with T. gondii, respectively.