Abstract
Toxoplasmosis is a disease of extreme zoonotic importance caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. Felines are the only definitive hosts of T. gondii, as they are the only animals able to eliminate oocysts of the parasite in the feces. The other animals have the role of intermediate hosts transmitting the zoonosis when their meat is used as food. The two main routes of transmission of T…