Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and associated risk factors in Huicholes in Mexico

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection and associated risk factors in Huicholes in Mexico

Abstract Background Very little is known about the seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in ethnic groups in Mexico. Huicholes are an indigenous ethnic group living in a remote mountainous region in Mexico. We sought to determine the prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies in...

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Main Authors: Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Sandy Janet Pacheco-Vega, Jesús Hernández-Tinoco, Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano, Luis Omar Berumen-Segovia, Francisco Javier Imard Rodríguez-Acevedo, Isabel Beristain-García, Elizabeth Rábago-Sánchez, Oliver Liesenfeld, Federico Campillo-Ruiz, Oscar Alberto Güereca-García
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2014-07-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Seroprevalence
Huicholes
Cross-sectional study
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-301

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https://doi.org/10.1186/1756-3305-7-301

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