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In this narrative review we review the data leading up to the systematic screening programs in Austria and France, highlighting the main finding of the European Union funded research in the 1990s and early 2000s. Different descriptive studies of the effect of pre- or postnatal treatment are discussed.\u00a0<em>Toxoplasma gondii<\/em>\u00a0has different genetic lineages with different pathogenicity in humans. This means that results in areas with a low pathogenic lineage cannot be extrapolated to an area with highly pathogenic lineages. The importance of meat as a source of infection is discussed in the light of an increased prevalence of\u00a0<em>T.gondii<\/em>\u00a0in organic livestock production<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Food Waterborne Parasitol. 2022 May 11;27:e00162. doi: 10.1016\/j.fawpar.2022.e00162. eCollection 2022 Jun. 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