Epidemiological factors associated with seropositivity for toxoplasmosis in pregnant women from Gurupi, State of Tocantins, Brazil

Introduction Knowledge of the prevalence and risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii dissemination among pregnant women is relevant because the parasite can be spread from mother to infant. The objective of this study was to assess the epidemiology and risk factors of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women from...

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Main Authors: Marcos Gontijo da Silva, Joseneide Teixeira Câmara, Marina Clare Vinaud, Ana Maria de Castro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2014-07-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822014000400469&lng=en&tlng=en