Recently Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection, Brazil
The city of Erechim, Brazil, has a 17% prevalence of ocular toxoplasmosis, and type 1 Toxoplasma gondii predominates. To examine risk factors for acute T. gondii infection in this area, we administered a questionnaire to recently infected persons (n = 131) and seronegative controls (n = 110). Eating...
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| author | Jeffrey L. Jones Cristina Muccioli Rubens Belfort Gary N. Holland Jacquelin M. Roberts Claudio Silveira |
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| description | The city of Erechim, Brazil, has a 17% prevalence of ocular toxoplasmosis, and type 1 Toxoplasma gondii predominates. To examine risk factors for acute T. gondii infection in this area, we administered a questionnaire to recently infected persons (n = 131) and seronegative controls (n = 110). Eating undercooked meat; having a garden; working in the garden or yard more than once per week; eating rare meat; eating cured, dried, or smoked meat; eating frozen lamb; and being male increased risk for T. gondii infection in univariate analysis. Risk factors independently associated with acute T. gondii infection in multivariate analysis were working in the garden (odds ratio [OR] 2.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27–4.33) and eating frozen lamb (OR 2.06, 95% CI 1.15–3.67). Among women (n = 86), having had children markedly increased the risk for T. gondii infection (OR 14.94, 95% CI 3.68–60.73). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-1601e6c503fe4e18bcae1b900a50788e2022-12-22T01:32:43ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592006-04-0112458258710.3201/eid1204.051081Recently Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection, BrazilJeffrey L. JonesCristina MuccioliRubens BelfortGary N. HollandJacquelin M. RobertsClaudio SilveiraThe city of Erechim, Brazil, has a 17% prevalence of ocular toxoplasmosis, and type 1 Toxoplasma gondii predominates. To examine risk factors for acute T. gondii infection in this area, we administered a questionnaire to recently infected persons (n = 131) and seronegative controls (n = 110). Eating undercooked meat; having a garden; working in the garden or yard more than once per week; eating rare meat; eating cured, dried, or smoked meat; eating frozen lamb; and being male increased risk for T. gondii infection in univariate analysis. Risk factors independently associated with acute T. gondii infection in multivariate analysis were working in the garden (odds ratio [OR] 2.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27–4.33) and eating frozen lamb (OR 2.06, 95% CI 1.15–3.67). Among women (n = 86), having had children markedly increased the risk for T. gondii infection (OR 14.94, 95% CI 3.68–60.73).https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/4/05-1081_articleToxoplasmosisToxoplasma gondiiepidemiologic studysurveyocular diseaseSouth America |
| spellingShingle | Jeffrey L. Jones Cristina Muccioli Rubens Belfort Gary N. Holland Jacquelin M. Roberts Claudio Silveira Recently Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection, Brazil Emerging Infectious Diseases Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasma gondii epidemiologic study survey ocular disease South America |
| title | Recently Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection, Brazil |
| title_full | Recently Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection, Brazil |
| title_fullStr | Recently Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection, Brazil |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recently Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection, Brazil |
| title_short | Recently Acquired Toxoplasma gondii Infection, Brazil |
| title_sort | recently acquired toxoplasma gondii infection brazil |
| topic | Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasma gondii epidemiologic study survey ocular disease South America |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/12/4/05-1081_article |
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