In May 2006, researchers participating in the International Toxoplasma and Food Congress, hosted by the Instituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale della Sicilia in the city of Palermo, Italy, expressed their support for an international congress to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of the parasite Toxoplasma gondii in Brazil. The idea rapidly gained the worldwide support of prominent scientists working in the field. The Congress, entitled “Toxoplasma Centennial Congress: From Discovery to Public Health Management” was held in Brazil last year....