Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil

• Main Authors: REY Luís C., RAMALHO Isabel L.C.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Universidade de São Paulo (USP) 1999
• Subjects: Toxoplasmosis; Seroepidemiology; Human; Brazil; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Infectious and parasitic diseases; RC109-216; Arctic; Pasteur
• Online Access: https://doaj.org/article/3274e2aa02c34f27997f919680e7bda9

A serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection in population groups in Fortaleza, Brazil, was conducted, in order to identify seroprevalence rates according to age and risk factors associated with acquired infection. A Toxoplasma IgG-antibody enzyme immunoassay (Sanofi Pasteur Diagnostics, Marn...