Molecular Characterization of in Cats and Its Zoonotic Potential for Public Health Significance.

Toxoplasmosis is a globally distributed disease of warm-blooded animals. It is caused by the opportunistic parasite (). One-third of the global human population is believed to be infected with .

Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Infection in Equines from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.

Background: is a tick borne protozoan parasite which causes piroplasmosis among equines worldwide. The present study was aimed to determine seroprevalence of in donkeys, horses, and mules from two equine populated districts (Peshawar and Charsadda) of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK), Pakistan.

Methods: A total of 393 equine (195 horses, 194 donkeys and 4 mules) serum samples were collected from five and four randomly selected localities in Charsadda (n = 193) and Peshawar (n = 200), respectively.