Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasmosis in humans: possible transmission routes in Costa Rica
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| Formato: | artículo original |
| Estado: | Versión publicada |
| Fecha de Publicación: | 1996 |
| Descripción: | A serological survey with immunofluorescence techniques to detect toxoplasma antibodies was done on a sample of 1234 Costa Ricans. The overall prevalence was 76%; it increased from 60% in donors aged 1-4 years to 90% in those over 25 years. No significant difference was found in seropositivity between males (42.8%) and females (57.2%) and between donors from urban and rural (LPI) areas. Consumption of raw meat, especially prepared meat, was significantly correlated wilh antibody prevalence, bul cal contact was nOI, indicating a possible change in the usual pattem of transrnission described for Ihe country. Nevertheless, our data suggest that infectious cat feces play an important role in the Iransrnission of toxoplasmosis. |
| País: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Institución: | Universidad de Costa Rica |
| Repositorio: | Portal de Revistas UCR |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:portal.ucr.ac.cr:article/21622 |
| Acceso en línea: | https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rbt/article/view/21622 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |