Serological screening and toxoplasmosis exposure factors among pregnant women in South of Brazil

Serological screening and evaluation of exposure factors for Toxoplasma gondii transmission were conducted in 2126 pregnant women from southern Brazil. Specific antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii were presented by 74.5% (n=1583) of the pregnant women evaluated. Contact with soil was found to be th...

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Main Authors: Silvia Maria Spalding, Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira, Carlos Henrique Klein, Luis Carlos Ribeiro
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2005
Subjects:
Congenital toxoplasmosis
Exposure factor
Pregnant women
Epidemiology
South Brazil
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
RC955-962
Arctic
Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/5a1e7f73f35c4122a7f58322ee7ef8d0
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Summary:Serological screening and evaluation of exposure factors for Toxoplasma gondii transmission were conducted in 2126 pregnant women from southern Brazil. Specific antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii were presented by 74.5% (n=1583) of the pregnant women evaluated. Contact with soil was found to be the major factor for infection.

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