A global push to recognize the threat of toxoplasmosis

MedicalXpress | juin 25, 2026

One-third of the world's population is infected with the Toxoplasma parasite, which can cause ocular toxoplasmosis, an eye infection that can damage the retina and result in permanent vision loss. Although often seen as an unavoidable part of everyday human-animal interaction, toxoplasmosis is preventable and controllable.