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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Cairo - Hazem Badr

Scientists Create New Promising Drug for Toxoplasmosis

Scientists work at a laboratory south of Cambridge, Britain, March 12, 2021. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

A new University of Kentucky study may lead to a new treatment against Toxoplasma gondii, the parasite that causes toxoplasmosis.

Millions of people carry the parasite T. gondii, but very few have symptoms because the immune system usually keeps the parasite from causing illness. However, toxoplasmosis can have severe consequences for women newly infected during pregnancy and anyone with a compromised immune system.

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