Waterborne Toxoplasmosis, Northeastern Brazil

Two waterborne outbreaks of toxoplasmosis have been described recently in southern Brazil. We present data from a community-based study of pregnant women in northeastern Brazil. Consumption of homemade ice was the only variable associated with seropositivity (adjusted odds ratio, 3.1, 95% confidence...

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Main Authors: Heukelbach, Jorg, Meyer-Cirkel, Vanessa, Moura, Rômulo César Sabóia, Gomide, Márcia, Queiroz, José Ajax Nogueira, Saweljew, Peter, Liesenfeld, Oliver
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2007
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2725844/