According to a European multicentre case-control study 1 that enrolled 252 cases (defined as seroconversion or IgM positivity) and 858 controls, consumption of raw or undercooked beef, lamb, or "other" meat, tasting raw meat while cooking, working with animals, contact with soil, and travel outside Europe were significantly associated with toxoplasma infection. The association with pork was not significant. No significant associations were detected between infection and presence of cats.
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