Oocyst ingestion as an important transmission route of toxoplasma gondii in Brazilian urban children.

dc.creatorDattoli, Vitor Camilo Cavalcante
dc.creatorVeiga, Rafael Valente
dc.creatorCunha, S. S
dc.creatorPontes-de-Carvalho, Lain Carlos
dc.creatorBarreto, Maurício Lima
dc.creatorNeves, Neuza Maria Alcântara
dc.date2014-08-28T18:00:02Z
dc.date2014-08-28T18:00:02Z
dc.date2011
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-26T22:39:20Z
dc.date.available2023-09-26T22:39:20Z
dc.identifierDATTOLI, 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.
dc.identifier1937-2345
dc.identifierhttps://www.arca.fiocruz.br/handle/icict/8292
dc.identifier10.1645/GE-2836.1
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/8881546
dc.descriptionToxoplasmosis 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.
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dc.languageeng
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Parasitologists
dc.rightsopen access
dc.subjectAnticorpos Antiprotozoários/sangue
dc.subjectToxoplasma/imunologia
dc.subjectToxoplasmose/epidemiologia
dc.subjectAnimais
dc.subjectBrasil
dc.subjectDoenças do Gato/parasitologia
dc.subjectGatos
dc.subjectCriança
dc.subjectPré-Escolar
dc.subjectHumanos
dc.subjectHigiene/normas
dc.subjectImunoglobulina G/sangue
dc.subjectImunoglobulina G/sangue
dc.subjectModelos Logísticos
dc.subjectAnálise Multivariada
dc.subjectOocistos
dc.subjectQuestionários
dc.subjectFatores de Risco
dc.subjectEstudos Soroepidemiológicos
dc.subjectFatores Socioeconômicos
dc.subjectToxoplasmose Animal/transmissão
dc.subjectPopulação Urbana
dc.titleOocyst ingestion as an important transmission route of toxoplasma gondii in Brazilian urban children.
dc.typeArticle


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