Toxoplasmosis seroepidemiology in pregnant women in a city in the Northwest region of the Paraná State, Brazil

Toxoplasmosis seroepidemiology in pregnant women in a city in the Northwest region of the Paraná State, Brazil

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by the Toxoplasma gondii protozoa. The congenital form happens when the parasite reaches the fetus through the placenta and causes damages of different intensities, which can be consequence of the strain virulence, of the immune response capability of the pregnant...

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Main Authors: Isabel Cristina da Silva Caetano, Graziela Vendrame Rodrigues, Daniela Dib Gonçalves, Fabiana Maria Ruíz Lopes-Mori, Regina Mitsuka-Breganó, Roberta Lemos Freire, Italmar Teodorico Navarro, Francisco Hiroshi Matumoto, José Gonçalves Dias Neto, Luiz Sergio Merlini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco 2017-12-01
Series:Medicina Veterinária
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
serology
zoonosis
public health
congenital toxoplasmosis
Online Access:https://journals.ufrpe.br/index.php/medicinaveterinaria/article/view/1738

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