ACUTE TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A BREASTFED INFANT WITH POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION BY WATER

Toxoplasma gondii transmission via breastfeeding has been discussed; however, no cases have been confirmed to date. This article describes a case of acute toxoplasmosis diagnosed in a mother and her six-month-old breastfed infant. The study accounts for the possibility of breast milk transmission an...

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Published in:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Main Authors: Jaqueline Dario CAPOBIANGO, Regina MITSUKA-BREGANÓ, Thais Cabral MONICA, Fernanda Pinto FERREIRA, Edna Maria Vissoci REICHE
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 2015
Subjects:
Toxoplasma
Toxoplasmosis
Breastfeeding
Disease transmission
Infectious
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Infectious and parasitic diseases
RC109-216
Arctic
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1590/S0036-46652015000600012
https://doaj.org/article/32549dc9d16743119b8c66a94b692555
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Summary:Toxoplasma gondii transmission via breastfeeding has been discussed; however, no cases have been confirmed to date. This article describes a case of acute toxoplasmosis diagnosed in a mother and her six-month-old breastfed infant. The study accounts for the possibility of breast milk transmission and directs both clinicians and pediatricians to the hypothesis that both patients acquired toxoplasmosis via water ingestion.

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