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Emerg Infect Dis
; 13(2): 287-9, 2007 Feb.
Artículo
en Inglés
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-17479893
RESUMEN
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 interval, 1.53-6.24). Our results suggest that water is a source of infection with Toxoplasma gondii.