[Seroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis in 2 communities of Rwanda (Central Africa)]. / Sero-epidemiologia de la toxoplasmosis en dos comunidades de Rwanda (Africa Central).
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
; 31(6): 399-402, 1989.
Article
em Es
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-2640513
We collected dry blood specimens from two rural areas in Rwanda, that were tested for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii through the Direct Agglutination technique. 50% of the adults in both communities had antibodies to T. gondii. The Ngenda (NGD) population apparently acquired antibodies at a later stage of its life (only 12% were positive at 14 years of age). The Nyarutovu (NVU) population already showed a 31% positivity at the same age. We would like to point out the pathogenic role played by toxoplasmosis during pregnancy and the need of new studies about the epidemiology of the disease as well as the transmission mechanism in Rwanda.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Toxoplasmose
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Screening_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Animals
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
Es
Revista:
Rev Inst Med Trop Sao Paulo
Ano de publicação:
1989
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de publicação:
Brasil