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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Historical Perspective
The protozoan was first discovered by Nicolle & Manceaux, who in 1908 isolated it from the African rodent Ctenodactylus gundi, then in 1909 differentiated the disease from Leishmania and named it Toxoplasmosis gondii [1][2]. The first recorded congenital case was not until 1923, and the first adult case not until 1940[1]. In 1948, a serological dye test was created by Sabin & Feldman, which is now the standard basis for diagnostic tests.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Sukthana Y (2006). "Toxoplasmosis: beyond animals to humans". TRENDS in Parisitology. 22 (3): 137.
- ↑ http://www.pamf.org/serology/clinicianguide.html#toxosero