Toxoplasmosis in military personnel involved in jungle operations
Tropical diseases, mainly leishmaniasis and malaria, increased among Colombian military
personnel due to intensive operations in the jungle in the last ten years; as a result the
Colombian army developed important preventive strategies for malaria and leishmaniasis.
However, no knowledge exists about toxoplasmosis, an emergent disease in military
personnel. We compared the prevalence of IgG anti-Toxoplasma antibodies by ELISA and of
parasitaemia by a real time PCR assay, in 500 professional soldiers that operated in the …
personnel due to intensive operations in the jungle in the last ten years; as a result the
Colombian army developed important preventive strategies for malaria and leishmaniasis.
However, no knowledge exists about toxoplasmosis, an emergent disease in military
personnel. We compared the prevalence of IgG anti-Toxoplasma antibodies by ELISA and of
parasitaemia by a real time PCR assay, in 500 professional soldiers that operated in the …
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