title: [Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in Tananarive. Study conducted at the Pasteur Institute of Madagascar (PIM) on a sample of 2354 subjects].
abstract: The prevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies was studied in 2,354 individuals in Tananarive, at the Institut Pasteur of Madagascar. The seroprevalence among the malagasy population amounts to 52.1%. At the age of 10 years old, 36.3% of our sample have already acquired toxoplasma antibodies, proving an early infection. No differences have been observed between sexes. The toxoplasmosis prevalence among the female population coming from France, India and Pakistan and living in Tananarive seemed the same than in their home countries, whereas female population coming from China had shown a different seroprevalence compared to their home country.
authors.affiliation: Institut Pasteur de Madagasar, Antananarivo 101, Madagascar.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Dromigny
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Pecarrere
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Leroy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ollivier
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Boisier
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000208:ethnology; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000208:ethnology; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000208:ethnology; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008270:Madagascar; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan / Q000208:ethnology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan