1991
DOI: 10.1016/0035-9203(91)90369-a
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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in rural India: a preliminary study

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“…[2] Until recently, the prevalence of T. gondii in the general population of India was considered to be low when compared with Western countries. [8,9] This may be partially true, however, the data are based on samples obtained from patients admitted to hospitals in big cities. Because most of the population of India lives in rural villages with little means to get to city hospitals, the data are not reflective of the population as a whole.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[2] Until recently, the prevalence of T. gondii in the general population of India was considered to be low when compared with Western countries. [8,9] This may be partially true, however, the data are based on samples obtained from patients admitted to hospitals in big cities. Because most of the population of India lives in rural villages with little means to get to city hospitals, the data are not reflective of the population as a whole.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…A prevalência de 66% de soropositividade para a toxoplasmose na população humana da zona rural de Jaguapitã está de acordo com os resultados obtidos por diversos autores, ainda que em localidades diferentes e com a utilização de diferentes testes sorológicos (6,9,17,(29)(30)(31)(32). Contudo, os resultados observados no presente estudo diferem dos dados obtidos por Goldsmith et al (33) no México, onde foi observada uma prevalência de 4% na população rural.…”
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“…O ser humano é contaminado principalmente pelo consumo de cistos teciduais em carnes cruas ou mal cozidas ou pelo consumo de água e alimentos contaminados pelos oocis- tos (6,7). Além disso, outras formas de transmissão, como transfusões sangüíneas e transplante de órgãos, também têm sido apontadas (2,8,9). A toxoplasmose congênita é a principal forma da doença e ocorre em mulheres não imunes que soroconvertem durante a gestação.…”
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“…However, using various diagnostic tests, the prevalence has been reported to be as low as 1% and as high as 80% in adults (Singh 2003). Until recently, the prevalence of T. gondii in the general population of India was considered to be low when compared with Western countries (Bowerman 1991;Mittal et al 1995). This may be partially true, however, the data are based on samples obtained from patients admitted to hospitals in big cities.…”
Section: Discussionmentioning
confidence: 99%