title: [Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in a population of pregnant women in Antananarivo (Madagascar)].
abstract: The prevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies by ELISA was studied in Antananarivo area, in the Republic of Madagascar, among a population of 599 pregnant women. The overall prevalence is 83.5%. From the age of 19 years old, 75% of the pregnant women have already antitoxoplasma antibodies. The ethnic factor, the foods habits or the presence of a domestic cat do not seem to have an influence on prevalence of toxoplasmosis among the studied population.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie tropicale, Strasbourg, France.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lelong
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Rahelimino
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Candolfi
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Ravelojaona
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Villard
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Rasamindrakotroka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kien
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008270:Madagascar; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan
vernacular_title: Prévalence de la toxoplasmose dans une population de femmes enceintes à Tananarive (Madagascar).