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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Jones, Jeffrey L. ; Muccioli, Cristina ; Belfort, Rubens ; Holland, Gary N. ; Roberts, Jacquelin M. ; ... More +
Jones, Jeffrey L. ; Muccioli, Cristina ; Belfort, Rubens ; Holland, Gary N. ; Roberts, Jacquelin M. ; Silveira, Claudio Less -
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The city of Erechim, Brazil, has a 17% prevalence of ocular toxoplasmosis, and type 1 Toxoplasma gondii predominates. To examine risk factors for acute T. gondii infection in this area, we administered a questionnaire to recently infected persons (n = 131) and seronegative controls (n = 110). Eating undercooked meat; having a garden; working in the garden or yard more than once per week; eating rare meat; eating cured, dried, or smoked meat; eating frozen lamb; and being male increased risk for T. gondii infection in univariate analysis. Risk factors independently associated with acute T. gondii infection in multivariate analysis were working in the garden (odds ratio [OR] 2.35, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.27-4.33) and eating frozen lamb (OR 2.06, 95% CI 1.15-3.67). Among women (n = 86), having had children markedly increased the risk for T. gondii infection (OR 14.94, 95% CI 3.68-60.73).
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Adolescent
Adult
Aging
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Humans
Logistic Models
Male
Multivariate Analysis
Research
Risk Factors
Sex Characteristics
Toxoplasmosis, Ocular

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 12(4):582-587.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Brazil
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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