Dubey, J.P. Toxoplasmosis of Animals and Humans

The intracellular apicomplexan protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is found worldwide, is capable of infecting almost any cell type within an exceptionally broad host rangeacross humans, livestock, companion animals and wildlife, making it one of the most 'successful' protozoan parasites on earth. It has been just over 100 years since the discovery of Toxoplasma gondii parasite in 1908, in the little hamster-like rodent Ctenodactylus gundi, by Nicolle and Manceaux.