Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals from a Brazilian Amazon municipality
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and to identify the risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals living in the Ponta de Pedras municipality, Marajó Archipelago, State of Pará, where an outbreak of toxoplasmosis occurred in 2013. From 2014 to March 20...
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| author | Rafaela dos Anjos Pinheiro Bogoevich Morais Ediclei Lima do Carmo Clea Nazaré Carneiro Bichara Bruna Ramos dos Santos Kaio Willy Silva da Silveira Marinete Marins Póvoa |
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| description | The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and to identify the risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals living in the Ponta de Pedras municipality, Marajó Archipelago, State of Pará, where an outbreak of toxoplasmosis occurred in 2013. From 2014 to March 2017, a cross-sectional study was conducted, including 555 pregnant individuals aged 13- to 42-years-old. Serological tests (enzyme immunoassays) were performed, and socioenvironmental and behavioral information were obtained through the application of a questionnaire. A prevalence of 68.3% was detected, and older age, having contact with soil and living in an urban area were the risk factors associated with seropositivity. The study confirmed the high prevalence of infection among pregnant individuals in the region. The association of the infection with the variables of residential area and contact with soil indicates that there was environmental contamination by T. gondii oocysts in the municipality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7b3b89c78f174745b687ded920bac31d2022-12-22T01:44:53ZengElsevierParasite Epidemiology and Control2405-67312020-05-019Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals from a Brazilian Amazon municipalityRafaela dos Anjos Pinheiro Bogoevich Morais0Ediclei Lima do Carmo1Clea Nazaré Carneiro Bichara2Bruna Ramos dos Santos3Kaio Willy Silva da Silveira4Marinete Marins Póvoa5Curso de Pós-graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil; Seção de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas/SVS/MS, Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil; Corresponding author at: Instituto Evandro Chagas/Seção de Parasitologia, Rodovia BR 316, Km 7, s/n°, Levilândia, Ananindeua, Pará 67030-000, Brazil.Seção de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas/SVS/MS, Ananindeua, Pará, BrazilUniversidade do Estado do Pará, Belém, Pará, BrazilSeção de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas/SVS/MS, Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil; Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica, Instituto Evandro Chagas, CNPq, Ananindeua, Pará, BrazilSeção de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas/SVS/MS, Ananindeua, Pará, Brazil; Programa Institucional de Bolsas de Iniciação Científica, Instituto Evandro Chagas, CNPq, Ananindeua, Pará, BrazilCurso de Pós-graduação em Biologia de Agentes Infecciosos e Parasitários, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal do Pará, Belém, Pará, Brazil; Seção de Parasitologia, Instituto Evandro Chagas/SVS/MS, Ananindeua, Pará, BrazilThe aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and to identify the risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals living in the Ponta de Pedras municipality, Marajó Archipelago, State of Pará, where an outbreak of toxoplasmosis occurred in 2013. From 2014 to March 2017, a cross-sectional study was conducted, including 555 pregnant individuals aged 13- to 42-years-old. Serological tests (enzyme immunoassays) were performed, and socioenvironmental and behavioral information were obtained through the application of a questionnaire. A prevalence of 68.3% was detected, and older age, having contact with soil and living in an urban area were the risk factors associated with seropositivity. The study confirmed the high prevalence of infection among pregnant individuals in the region. The association of the infection with the variables of residential area and contact with soil indicates that there was environmental contamination by T. gondii oocysts in the municipality.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673120300027ToxoplasmaSeroprevalencePregnant individualsAmazon |
| spellingShingle | Rafaela dos Anjos Pinheiro Bogoevich Morais Ediclei Lima do Carmo Clea Nazaré Carneiro Bichara Bruna Ramos dos Santos Kaio Willy Silva da Silveira Marinete Marins Póvoa Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals from a Brazilian Amazon municipality Parasite Epidemiology and Control Toxoplasma Seroprevalence Pregnant individuals Amazon |
| title | Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals from a Brazilian Amazon municipality |
| title_full | Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals from a Brazilian Amazon municipality |
| title_fullStr | Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals from a Brazilian Amazon municipality |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals from a Brazilian Amazon municipality |
| title_short | Seroprevalence and risk factors associated with T. gondii infection in pregnant individuals from a Brazilian Amazon municipality |
| title_sort | seroprevalence and risk factors associated with t gondii infection in pregnant individuals from a brazilian amazon municipality |
| topic | Toxoplasma Seroprevalence Pregnant individuals Amazon |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405673120300027 |
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