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protozoan
• Definitive host - Felidae cats it´s
relatives
• Intermediate hosts - humans & warm-
blooded animals
• All continents (birds - role spread)
• Common in warm climates, lower
altitudes
• Seroprevalence is higher in:
- Central America - France
- Turkey - Brazil
Unsporulated
oocysts are
shed in the
cat’s feces
Oocysts shed
for 1-2 weeks