Article
Oocyst ingestion as an important transmission route of toxoplasma gondii in Brazilian urban children.
Registro en:
DATTOLI, V. C. C. et al. Oocyst ingestion as an important transmission route of toxoplasma gondii in Brazilian urban children. Journal of Parasitology, v. 97, n. 6, p. 1080-1084, 2011.
1937-2345
10.1645/GE-2836.1
Autor
Dattoli, Vitor Camilo Cavalcante
Veiga, Rafael Valente
Cunha, S. S
Pontes-de-Carvalho, Lain Carlos
Barreto, Maurício Lima
Neves, Neuza Maria Alcântara
Resumen
Toxoplasmosis is a cosmopolitan protozoan infection.Data regarding risk factors for the post-natal acquisition of Toxoplasma
gondii infection in childhood are limited.We conducted a serological survey for T. gondii IgG antibodies and associated risk factors in 1,217
children 4–11-yr-old fromSalvador, Brazil, using a commercial ELISA kit; antibodies were found in 17.5%of the children. Age (OR52.18;
95% CI: 1.50–3.17) and maternal schooling level (OR 5 0.62; 95% CI: 0.42–0.92) were negatively associated with infection. A greater
number of siblings (OR51.53; 95%CI: 1.12–2.09), cat at home (OR51.54; 95%CI: 1.06–2.24), house with non-treated piped water (OR5
2.54; 95% CI: 1.22–5.31), and the absence of a flush toilet at home (OR 5 1.45; 95% CI: 1.04–2.01) were positively associated with T. gondii
infection. Our data suggest that low socioeconomic levels and poor hygiene habits are important factors in favoring T. gondii infection.