Toxoplasma gondii infection in interstate truck drivers: a case–control seroprevalence study

Toxoplasma gondii infection in interstate truck drivers: a case–control seroprevalence study

Abstract Background Infection with Toxoplasma gondii can be acquired via the ingestion of undercooked or raw meat containing tissue cysts, or via ingestion of water contaminated with oocysts. Professional long distance truck driving may have epidemiological importance for food-borne infections since...

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Main Authors: Cosme Alvarado-Esquivel, Sandy Janet Pacheco-Vega, Jesús Hernández-Tinoco, Misael Salcedo-Jáquez, Luis Francisco Sánchez-Anguiano, Luis Omar Berumen-Segovia, Elizabeth Rábago-Sánchez, Oliver Liesenfeld
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2015-02-01
Series:Parasites & Vectors
Subjects:
Toxoplasma gondii
Seroprevalence
Truck drivers
Case–control study
Risk factors
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0690-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13071-015-0690-z

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