title: [Toxoplasmosis and cancer: Current knowledge and research perspectives].
abstract: Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is one of the most prevalent parasitic diseases; it is estimated to affect a third of the world's human population. Many studies showed that latent toxoplasmosis may cause in some patients significant adverse effects including schizophrenia and bipolar disorders. In addition, two recent studies highlighted a positive correlation between the prevalence of brain tumors and that of T. gondii at national and international scale. These studies are correlative, thus they do not demonstrate a causal link between T. gondii and brain tumors. Yet, they call for further research that could shed light on the possible mechanisms underlying this association.
authors: Tour du Valat, Institut de recherche pour la conservation des zones humides méditerranéennes, Arles, France. vittecoq@tourduvalat.org.|UMR (CNRS/IRD/UM) 5290 MIVEGEC, Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs, génétique, évolution et contrôle, Montpellier, France. vittecoq@tourduvalat.org.|CREEC, Centre de recherches écologiques et évolutives sur le cancer, Montpellier, France. vittecoq@tourduvalat.org.
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authors: Vittecoq
authors: UMR (CNRS/IRD/UM) 5290 MIVEGEC, Maladies infectieuses et vecteurs, génétique, évolution et contrôle, Montpellier, France.|CREEC, Centre de recherches écologiques et évolutives sur le cancer, Montpellier, France.
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authors: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000639:trends*; D062665:Epidemiological Monitoring; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology
keywords: Brain tumor; Medical geography; Toxoplasma gondii