We’re thrilled to announce our latest publication, developed in collaboration with 20 leading zoos worldwide, presenting a nasal vaccine candidate against Toxoplasma gondii.
Link to the publication
This strategic research not only exemplifies cross-sector innovation but also targets serious human health risks, specifically ocular and congenital toxoplasmosis, which remain global challenges:
• ~ 30% of people worldwide harbor chronic T. gondii infections, with highest prevalence in Latin America and tropical regions.
• Ocular toxoplasmosis is the main cause of posterior uveitis globally, leading to vision impairment or blindness with severe outbreaks notably in South America.
• Congenital toxoplasmosis affects nearly 200,000 newborns annually worldwide, often causing often causing severe neurological and ophthalmic consequences.
Even in Europe and North America, incidence remains significant: 3 per 10,000 live births.
Importantly, the safety and efficacy results obtained in primates are promising, a true turning point toward the development of a future human vaccine against toxoplasmosis.
By bridging wildlife science and human medicine, our work propels us toward a future where preventing toxoplasmosis-associated blindness and congenital disease is within reach.
A big Thank to all our partners who believed in our technology and vaccine solutions:
🔹 Pairi Daiza Alicia Quivey ,🔹 Parc zoologique de Besançon Mélanie Berthet, 🔹 Parc d’Isle – Saint-Quentin Kevin Schlax, 🔹 La Réserve Exotique / Académie vétérinaire de France – Didier Boussarie, 🔹 Zoo d’Amnéville ; Alexis Maillot, 🔹 BIOPARC de Doué-la-Fontaine Florine Popelin-Wedlarski, 🔹 Zoo de La Palmyre Thomas Charpentier, 🔹 Biotropica Consultoria de Fauna e Flora Maïalen Perot, 🔹 Parc Zoologique & Botanique de Mulhouse Benoît Quintard, 🔹 Apenheul Primate Park Marloes van Elderen, 🔹 WILDLANDS Adventure Zoo Emmen Job Stumpel, 🔹 Copenhagen ZOO Stamos Alan Tahas, 🔹 Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Anna Modlinska, 🔹 Budapest Zoo & Botanical Garden Viktória Sós-Koroknai, 🔹 Zoo de Lagos Alex Azevedo, 🔹 Africam Safari María del Carmen Carmona Muciño, 🔹 Zoológico de Sorocaba Mariana Castilho Martins, 🔹 Parque de la Conservación Medellín Carlos Madrid, 🔹 Zoológico de Cali Juliana Peña Stadlin, 🔹 Fundación Zoológica de Barranquilla Lina M. Henao-Montoya