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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Veröffentlicht in:	Emerging infectious diseases 2007-02, Vol.13 (2), p.287-289
Hauptverfasser:	Heukelbach, Jorg, Meyer-Cirkel, Vanessa, Moura, Rômulo César Sabóia, Gomide, Marcia, Queiroz, José Ajax Nogueira, Saweljew, Peter, Liesenfeld, Oliver
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adult Animals Antibodies, Protozoan Brazil Brazil - epidemiology Cross-Sectional Studies Development and progression Dispatch epidemiology Female Health aspects Humans Odds Ratio Pregnancy Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - epidemiology Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - parasitology prevalence Risk Factors Toxoplasma - isolation & purification Toxoplasma gondii Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis - epidemiology Water - parasitology Waterborne infections
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Zusammenfassung:	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.
ISSN:	1080-6040 1080-6059
DOI:	10.3201/eid1302.060686