The History of Toxoplasma gondii—The Fir
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JITENDER P. DUBEY
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Article
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2008
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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**ABSTRACT.** In this paper the history of __Toxoplasma gondii__ and toxoplasmosis is reviewed. This protozoan parasite was first discovered in 1908 and named a year later. Its medical importance remained unknown until 1939 when __T. gondii__ was identified in tissues of a congenitally infected inf