@article{308644c488d747a3bfa1c4879ebc1d29,
title = "The International Congress on Toxoplasmosis",
abstract = "Toxoplasma gondii is an important pathogen in both veterinary and human medicine. Infection during pregnancy can result in fetal transmission and a congenital infection syndrome. In immune-compromised hosts reactivation of latent infection can result in encephalitis. It has been estimated that as many as one-third of the human population harbours this zoonosis. The Seventh International Congress on Toxoplasmosis, organised by Louis M. Weiss and Kami Kim (Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY) was held on 23-27 May 2003 in Tarrytown, New York. At this meeting 133 investigators from 14 countries presented 102 papers on research involving this model Apicomplexan parasite. The presented research covered the epidemiology, immunology, cellular biology and molecular biology of this pathogen.",
keywords = "Epidemiology, Molecular biology, Pathogenesis, Toxoplasma gondii, Toxoplasmosis",
author = "Weiss, {Louis M.} and Kami Kim",
note = "Funding Information: The Seventh International Congress on Toxoplasmosis was organised by Drs Louis M. Weiss and Kami Kim (Albert Einstein College of Medicine) and held on May 23rd 2003–May 27th 2003 in Tarrytown, New York. At this meeting 133 investigators from 14 countries presented 102 papers on research involving T. gondii . A special symposium entitled {\textquoteleft} T. gondii : Relevance to Other Experimental Systems{\textquoteright} sponsored by The Ellison Medical Foundation was held at the conclusion of this Congress. The Young Investigator Awards were won by Dr Jessica Kissinger (University of Georgia) and Dr Sirinart Ananvoranich (University of Windsor, Ontario, Canada). Support for the Seventh International Congress on Toxoplasmosis was provided by the following organisations: The National Institutes of Health (NIAID-AI054507), Pfizer Inc., Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Ellison Medical Foundation, The March of Dimes Birth Defect Foundation, Merck and Company Inc., The Toxoplasmosis Research Institute, Bausch and Lomb, Johnson and Johnson, Abbott Laboratories and The Infectious Diseases Division of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. ",
year = "2004",
month = mar,
day = "9",
doi = "10.1016/j.ijpara.2003.11.018",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "34",
pages = "249--252",
journal = "International Journal for Parasitology",
issn = "0020-7519",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "3",
}
