Toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Brazil: high prevalence, high burden of disease, and epidemiology

JP Dubey, EG Lago, SM Gennari, C Su, JL Jones - Parasitology, 2012 - cambridge.org
Infections by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are widely prevalent in humans and
animals in Brazil. The burden of clinical toxoplasmosis in humans is considered to be very …

Transmission of toxoplasmosis (Toxoplasma gondii) by foods

KS Pereira, RMB Franco, DAG Leal - Advances in food and nutrition …, 2010 - Elsevier
Protozoan foodborne diseases are generally underrecognized. Toxoplasma gondii is the
causative agent of toxoplasmosis, one of the most prevalent parasitic infections to humans …

Anti-Toxoplasma antibody prevalence, primary infection rate, and risk factors in a study of toxoplasmosis in 4,466 pregnant women in Japan

M Sakikawa, S Noda, M Hanaoka… - Clinical and Vaccine …, 2012 - Am Soc Microbiol
Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by infection with Toxoplasma gondii and is prevalent
worldwide under various climatic conditions. It is usually asymptomatic, but infection in …

Toxoplasmosis seroprevalence in Iranian women and risk factors of the disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis

A Mizani, A Alipour, M Sharif, S Sarvi, A Amouei… - Tropical medicine and …, 2017 - Springer
Background Toxoplasmosis is caused by an intracellular obligatory parasite, Toxoplasma
gondii, and it has global distribution. The purposes of this systematic review and meta …

Seroprevalence and risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women following antenatal care at Mizan Aman General Hospital, Bench Maji Zone (BMZ) …

F Abamecha, H Awel - BMC infectious diseases, 2016 - Springer
Abstract Background The intracellular parasite, Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is found
worldwide. Infection with T. gondii during pregnancy can result in fetal and neonatal death or …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalência de toxoplasmose em gestantes atendidas em dois centros de referência em uma cidade do Nordeste, Brasil

JT Câmara, MG Silva, AM Castro - Revista Brasileira de Ginecologia …, 2015 - SciELO Brasil
OBJETIVO: Determinar a prevalência de toxoplasmose e identificar os principais fatores
associados à sororeatividade em gestantes atendidas em dois centros de referência em …

[HTML][HTML] Toxoplasmosis-serological evidence and associated risk factors among pregnant women in southern Thailand

V Nissapatorn, C Suwanrath… - The American journal …, 2011 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Toxoplasma gondii is an important parasite in pregnant women. This case-controlled study
assessed the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in 640 pregnant women in southern …

Prevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant and postpartum women attended at public healthcare facilities in the City of Niterói, State …

FL Moura, MRR Amendoeira, OMP Bastos… - Revista da Sociedade …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Introduction To determine the prevalence of immunoglobulin G (IgG) and immunoglobulin M
(IgM) anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies among pregnant and postpartum women attended …

Toxoplasmosis, leptospirosis and brucellosis in stray dogs housed at the shelter in Umuarama municipality, Paraná, Brazil

MKP Dreer, DD Gonçalves, ICS Caetano… - Journal of Venomous …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Background: Leptospirosis, toxoplasmosis and brucellosis are diseases with worldwide
distribution. Among stray dogs, these zoonoses are facilitated by direct contact with other …

Evaluation of seroepidemiological toxoplasmosis in HIV/AIDS patients in the south of Brazil

GA Xavier, BG Cademartori, NA Cunha Filho… - Revista do Instituto de …, 2013 - SciELO Brasil
Toxoplasmosis is considered one of the opportunistic infections for individuals with the
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS), and is also a major cause of morbidity and …