too from cat scratch

can you get toxoplasmosis through cat scratch if cat happens to be infected and has feces on their nails? I thought you could only catch by ingesting but after researching online now im not so sure.

[Aleda M Cheng, D.V.M., C.V.A]

Primary means of transmission for Toxoplasmosis are through ingestion.

Please view the following article published by Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine:

http://www.vet.cornell.edu/fhc/brochures/toxo.html