Seroprevalence and risk factors for human toxoplasmosis in northeastern Brazil
Rev. patol. trop
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46(4): 307-320, dez. 2017. tab, graf
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ABSTRACT
Toxoplasmosis is one of the most prevalent parasitic infections in humans, causing severe clinical complications in immunocompromised patients or in foetuses. Estimates on the toxoplasmosis seroprevalence in human populations vary widely, even within the same region. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the municipality of Santa Cruz, State of Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil, and identify the risk factors for toxoplasmosis. T. gondii IgG antibodies were measured in 66.2% of the studied population. The factors associated with infection were as follows age above 45 years (OR = 7.4; 95% CI = 3.7-14.8); illiteracy (OR = 2.8; 95% CI = 1.6-5.0); the presence of more than three cats in the home (OR 2.0; 95% CI = 1.2-3.5); no water tank (OR = 2.0; 95% CI = 1.4-3.1); and consumption of raw or unpasteurized milk (OR = 2.0; 95% CI = 1.3-3.0). The risk factors identified were predominantly related to the ingestion of oocysts. This study may contribute to public health knowledge of toxoplasmosis and the definition of control programs, particularly for pregnant women from regions similar to the area studied.
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Main subject:
Toxoplasma
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. patol. trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Pathology
Year:
2017
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Departamento de Análises Clínicas, Escola de Farmácia, Universidade Federal de Ouro Preto/BR
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Departamento de Parasitologia, Centro de Biociências (UFRN)/BR
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Departamento de Parasitologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais/BR
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Faculdade de Ciências da Saúde do Trairí, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN)/BR
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