[Toxoplasmosis in Martinique: epidemiological considerations].
The examination of women's 2,550 sera in Martinique (French West Indies) showed the infestation by Toxoplasma gondii was very important, for 81.5% of this population sample have fluorescent antibodies, and 84.5% haemagglutinating antibodies. Moreover, the rates of infestation observed in northern localities of the island are significantly higher than in southern ones: the intervention of climatic factors favoring the survival of the oocysts in the external environmental has to be considered, seeing that the feeding habits are identical in the whole island.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008395:Martinique; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology
La toxoplasmose à la Martinique: réflexions épidémiologiques.