Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by a single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma
gondii. The disease can be acquired by ingesting raw or undercooked
infected meat, especially pork, lamb or venison, or in raw milk that
contains the parasite. The parasite is shed primarily in the feces of
infected cats, and humans can become infected by the ingestion of food,
water, or dirt contaminated with cat feces. After the parasite is shed
in cat feces, it takes 1 to 5 days to become infective and then may
remain infective for months to years. Toxoplasmosis can also be acquired
through a transplacental infection, when an infected mother passes the
infection to her fetus
General information
Toxoplasmosis
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Information for health professionals
This is a Wisconsin Disease Surveillance Category II disease:
Report to
the patient's local public health department electronically, through the Wisconsin
Electronic Disease Surveillance System
(WEDSS), by mail or fax using an Acute and Communicable Disease Case
Report F44151 (PDF,
167 KB) or by other means within 72 hours upon recognition of a
case. DHS
Communicable Disease Reporting
Wisconsin case reporting and public health follow-up
guidelines: Toxoplasmosis
EpiNet (PDF, 33 KB)
Contacts
Wisconsin
Local Health Departments - Regional offices - Tribal agencies
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Last Revised:
June 13, 2012 |
