Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in pregnant women in Stockholm in 1969, 1979, and 1987

Forsgren, Marianne; Gille, E.; Ljungström, Inger; Nokes, D. James

doi:10.1016/0140-6736(91)93095-q

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“…Regarding chorioretinitis, the decrease of the problem is in accordance to the earlier comparison between data published by Lindstedt (1972) and the present Swedish register (Blohmé & Tornqvist 1997 c). A reduction of the toxoplasmosis frequency in pregnant women, in Sweden as well as in Denmark, during the last 3-4 decades has been noted (Forsgren et al 1991;Nokes et al 1993;Lebech et al 1993), and this must be the explanation. The reason for this encouraging finding is unclear.…”

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confidence: 99%

Visually impaired Swedish children. Longitudinal comparisons 1980–1999

Blohmé

Bengtsson-Stigmar

Törnqvist

2000

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

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Visually impaired Swedish children. Longitudinal comparisons 1980–1999

Blohmé

Bengtsson-Stigmar

Törnqvist

2000

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica

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“…All the aforementioned sources of transmission are responsible for the worldwide distribution of this infection (40%-60%) and for the highly variable prevalence rates in several locations [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]. The incidence of infection depends on the immunological state of the population.…”

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Risk factors for Toxoplasma gondii infection in women of childbearing age

Avelino¹,

Júnior²,

Parada³

et al. 2004

Braz J Infect Dis

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Objectives: Determine the risk factors involved in toxoplasmosis transmission and determine whether pregnancy is a risk factor for toxoplasmosis infection. Study design: Cross-sectional study carried out on 2,242 women at childbearing age. An indirect immunofluorescence reaction was used to identify immunity to Toxoplasma gondii. Previous gestations were also analyzed as a possible risk factor. The results were analyzed by χ χ χ χ χ² and OR tests, and by variance analysis. The sample was statistically balanced according to social-economic risk factors. Results: Previously pregnant women were 1.74 times more frequently infected with toxoplasmosis, regardless of environmental conditions. Pregnant women living under unfavorable environmental conditions had an approximately two times increased risk of being infected for each risk factor (contact with host animals, presence of vehicles of oocyst transmission). Previous pregnancy was the risk factor that had the strongest influence on acquiring toxoplasmosis (variance analysis and statistical balancing). Discussion: The prevalence of this zoonosis is high in Goiânia-GO, Brazil (65.8%). Inadequate environmental sanitation was not significantly correlated with toxoplasmosis infection, except when associated with previous pregnancy, showing that the fundamental cause for infection is not environmental. Conclusion: The finding that pregnancy makes women more vulnerable to this protozoan, makes it important to implement prophylactic control of at-risk pregnant women.

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“…This pattern is evident when comparing studies from countries neighbouring Macedonia both to the north and to the south (Serbia: 86 % in 1988(Serbia: 86 % in , 53 % in 1994(Serbia: 86 % in , 33 % in 2004Greece: 36 % in 1984Greece: 36 % in , 26 % in 1994Greece: 36 % in , 20 % in 2004 (Bobić et al, 2003(Bobić et al, , 2007Diza et al, 2005). Furthermore, a decreasing trend of Toxoplasma infection noted in the Western Balkan region is probably a part of a wider changing pattern of Toxoplasma infection in Europe, as it has been reported in many countries, including Sweden, France, Austria and Slovenia (Forsgren et al, 1991, Jeannel et al, 1988Berger et al, 2009;Aspöck & Pollak, 1992;Logar et al, 1995;Logar et al, 2002,). Of the socio-demographic and transmission risk factors examined as potential risk factors for Toxoplasma infection, exposure to soil has been determined as the single predictor of Toxoplasma infection.…”

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confidence: 83%