Congenital toxoplasmosis: public health policy concerns

Vanni, Tázio; Ribeiro, Rodrigo Antonini; Varella, Ivana Rosângela dos Santos; Polanczyk, Carísi Anne; Fonseca, Benedito Antônio Lopes da; Kuchenbecker, Ricardo de Souza

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“…Humans become infected by the oral route through the consumption of undercooked meat contaminated with cysts, food products or water contaminated with oocysts (De Moura et al, 2006;Galvan-Ramirez et al, 2010). Other routes of transmission are organ transplantation (Schaffner, 2001), blood transfusion (Siegel et al, 1971) and congenital transmission (Vanni et al, 2008).…”

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“…Epidemiol., 8 (3): 64-71, 2015 patients and transplant recipients (Rostami et al, 2006;Sitoe et al, 2010). After a short phase of acute toxoplasmosis, the infection proceeds to its latent stage when tissue cysts with bradyzoites are formed and these survive for the rest of the host's life mainly in neural and muscular tissues (Vanni et al, 2008).…”

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Study of Latent Toxoplasma gondii Role in Level of Testosterone, DHEA, Cortisol and Prolactin Hormones of Young Persons

Mahbodfar¹,

Yousefi-Razin²,

Saki³

et al. 2015

Asian J. of Epidemiology

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Toxoplasmosis influences the behavior and personality of infected persons. Possible mechanisms for these psychic disorders include its effect on dopamine and on hormone levels. In the present research, the effect of latent toxoplasmosis on testosterone, DHEA, cortisol and prolactin hormones in the infected and noninfected individuals was examined. A total of 215 plasma sample were examined for IgG and IgM anti-Toxoplasma antibody, testosterone, DHEA, cortisol and prolactin levels. In addition the prevalence of hirsutism, acne and alopecia also evaluated in individuals. Serological analysis confirmed that 61 men (28.37%) and 58 women (26.97%) were sero-positive. A statistically significant correlation between toxoplasmosis and testosterone and cortisol increase were observed but there were no significant differences between infected and noninfected individuals in level of prolactin and DHEA. There were significant differences in frequency of allopcy, acne and hirsutism between two groups. Because of these hormones have though helps in management of stress and human behavior and personality so the direct correlation between toxoplasmosis and psychological disorders is suggested due to effect of Toxoplasma on host's hormone levels.

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Study of Latent Toxoplasma gondii Role in Level of Testosterone, DHEA, Cortisol and Prolactin Hormones of Young Persons

Mahbodfar¹,

Yousefi-Razin²,

Saki³

et al. 2015

Asian J. of Epidemiology

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“…However, toxoplasmosis, along with other groups of TORCH infections is one of the main reasons for the increasing of intrauterine fetal pathology (Vanni, 2008). Vertical transmission could lead to primary infection during within first three months of pregnancy (Kankova, 2007).…”

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Observational Study of Toxoplasmosis Distribution: Comparison of Seroprevalence Rate in Ukraine, India And Ghana

Sydorchuk¹,

Москалюк²,

Randiuk³

et al. 2015

Adv. Sci.

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The research paper deals with the comparison of seroprevalence rate of toxoplasmosis in Ukraine, India and Ghana. It determined that Ukrainian women of reproductive age contaminated with T.gondii. That fact confirmed by the 81,3 % seroprevalence rate with the predomination women living in the rural regions-87,3±0,58 % comparatively with 71,4±1,11 % urban inhabitants. The rate of seropositive women does not differ substantially in age groups ranging from 16 to 39 years. Comparatively, toxoplasmosis in India has low incidence due to few important epidemiological risk factors: practically absence of cats like reservoir of parasite, and mostly vegetarian nutrition style. In some tropical areas where cats are abundant and the warm and humid climate favors survival of T.gondii oocysts, the seroprevalence toxoplasmosis is higher than in developed countries: in Ghana, the seroprevalence reached 90% among pregnant women.

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First isolation and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from a human placenta in Argentina

Pardini

Carral

Bernstein³

et al. 2014

Parasitology International

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Congenital toxoplasmosis: public health policy concerns

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Study of Latent Toxoplasma gondii Role in Level of Testosterone, DHEA, Cortisol and Prolactin Hormones of Young Persons

Study of Latent Toxoplasma gondii Role in Level of Testosterone, DHEA, Cortisol and Prolactin Hormones of Young Persons

Observational Study of Toxoplasmosis Distribution: Comparison of Seroprevalence Rate in Ukraine, India And Ghana

First isolation and molecular characterization of Toxoplasma gondii from a human placenta in Argentina

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