Waterborne Toxoplasmosis, Northeastern Brazil

Waterborne Toxoplasmosis, Northeastern Brazil

Two waterborne outbreaks of toxoplasmosis have been described recently in southern Brazil. We present data from a community-based study of pregnant women in northeastern Brazil. Consumption of homemade ice was the only variable associated with seropositivity (adjusted odds ratio, 3.1, 95% confidence...

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Main Authors: Jorg Heukelbach, Vanessa Meyer-Cirkel, Rômulo César Sabóia Moura, Márcia Gomide, José Ajax Nogueira Queiroz, Peter Saweljew, Oliver Liesenfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasma gondii
epidemiology
prevalence
pregnancy
Brazil
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/13/2/06-0686_article

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