Toxoplasma gondii Infections and Associated Factors in Female Children and Adolescents, Germany

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Giese, Laura ; Seeber, Frank ; Aebischer, Anton ; Kuhnert, Ronny ; Schlaud, Martin ; Stark, Klaus ; Wilking, Hendrik
• Description:
  In a representative sample of female children and adolescents in Germany, Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence was 6.3% (95% CI 4.7%-8.0%). With each year of life, the chance of being seropositive increased by 1.2, indicating a strong force of infection. Social status and municipality size were found to be associated with seropositivity.
• Subjects:
  Adolescent Antibodies, Protozoan Child Child, Preschool Female Humans Infant Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Toxoplasma Toxoplasmosis

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• Keywords:
  Adolescents Children Congenital Toxoplasmosis Cross-sectional Studies Germany Parasitic Diseases Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies Seroprevalence Toxoplasma Gondii Toxoplasmosis

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• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 2024; 30(5):995-999
• Pubmed ID:
  38666641
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC11060440
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Genre:
  Dispatch
• Place as Subject:
  Germany
• Volume:
  30
• Issue:
  5
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:05dad9f55d8cee9e19119a7a12b732fd3675348a6beafe2a99c374b53b41bc9f
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/154859/cdc_154859_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.41 MB ]