title: Toxoplasmosis in young Jamaicans.
abstract: Of 511 young (1-19 years of age) Jamaicans sampled for IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma by the ELISA method, there was an overall prevalence of 45 per cent. Seropositivity ranged from 24-26 per cent in the 2-year-olds, up to 54 per cent in the 5-9-year-olds. There was no significant difference in prevalence between the sexes, but there was a statistically significant difference between the rates from rural uplands (58 per cent), urban uplands (46 per cent), rural lowlands (40 per cent), and urban lowlands (32 per cent).
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Rawlins
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Prabhakar
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003906:Developing Countries; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D007563:Jamaica / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*