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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Muñoz-Zanzi, Claudia A. ; Fry, Paulina ; Lesina, Blaz ; Hill, Dolores
Muñoz-Zanzi, Claudia A. ; Fry, Paulina ; Lesina, Blaz ; Hill, Dolores Less -
Description:
Infection source can determine cost-effective public health interventions. To quantify risk of acquiring Toxoplasma gondii from environmental sources versus from meat, we examined serum from pregnant women in Chile. Because 43% had oocyst-specific antibodies, we conclude that contaminated meat remains the primary source of infection but that environmental sources also pose substantial risk.
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Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan
Antibody Specificity
Female
Food Contamination
Humans
Meat
Oocysts
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic
Risk Factors
Toxoplasma
Toxoplasmosis
Young Adult

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 16(10):1591-1593.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Chile
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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