Congenital toxoplasmosis in humans: an update of worldwide rate of congenital infections

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Knowledge, Attitude And Preventive Behavior Towards Toxoplasmosis Among Kuwaiti Women With/Without Pregnancy Experience: A Cross Sectional Study

“…In the USA and UK, approximately 16%-40% of the population is infected, and this rate increases further in Central America and Continental Europe where infection rates reach 50%-80% [8]. In addition, T. gondii can be vertically transmitted during pregnancy from an immunologically naive mother to her fetus, with the prevalence of congenital toxoplasmosis reaching up to 10 per 10,000 live births in some countries/settings [9]. Epidemiological surveys carried out among pregnant women and women of childbearing age have repeatedly shown a considerable variation in the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma infection ranging from 7.5% to 92.5 % in different parts of the world; 9%-11% in the USA, and 72% in Brazil [10].…”

The Case for Toxoplasma gondii in Psychosis and Other Human Diseases

“…It has been estimated that congenital toxoplasmosis infections occur in approximately 1 in 10,000 births in the United States, or approximately 3800 per year. Studies from France and Brazil that have provided a longer follow-up of possible cases have reported congenital infection rates up to ten times higher than the US study [22][23][24].…”

Building Programs to Eradicate Toxoplasmosis Part IV: Understanding and Development of Public Health Strategies and Advances “Take a Village”

“…These are reviewed and summarized in order to emphasize the importance of, and steps to build, programs to address the clinical and public health challenges of preventing congenital toxoplasmosis. This analysis and discussion places work in the United States [ 1 ••, 2 , 3 ••, 4 ••, 5 ••, 6 ••, 7 ••, 8 ••, 9 ••, 10 ••, 11 ••, 12 , 13 , 14 ••, 15 ••, 16 ••, 17 ••, 18 •, 19 •, 20 •, 21 •, 22 •, 23 , 24 ••, 25 , 26 , 27 •, 28 •, 29 – 30 , 31 •, 32 •, 33 ••, 34 •, 35 •, 36 , 37 •, 38 •, 39 ••, 40 •, 41 •, 42 ••, 43 ••, 44 ••, 45 , 46 •, 47 ••, 48 ••, 49 , 50 , 52 , 55 ••, 56 ••], Panama [ 59 •] and Colombia [ 63 , 65 , 97 ], in the context of progress in other countries [ 51 •, 52 , 53 ••, 54 , 55 ••, 56 ••, 57 •, 58 ••, 59 •, 60 ••, 61 , …”