References in fiction

Parasite Pig by William Sleator with an alien version of Toxoplasma

gondii
In the book and film Trainspotting, a character died from having
Toxoplasmosis in addition to HIV.
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld, where characters are infected by
behavior-modifying parasites.
In "Resident Evil 4" a journal of the character Luis Sera mentions
"Toxoplasma gondii" in addition to other parasites known to change the
behavior of the host.
In House - season 1 - episode 17, "Role Model", a US Senator is
initially diagnosed with toxoplasmosis.
In the book "Not Married, Not Bothered: An ABC for Spinsters" by Carol
Clewlow, the narrator Riley Gordon suggests that infection with the
parasite makes women more attractive to men.
On 365Tomorrows, the story Red String looks at a personified toxoplasma
gondii's influence on humanity's evolution