Waterborne toxoplasmosis, northeastern Brazil.
Two waterborne outbreaks of toxoplasmosis have been described recently in southern Brazil. We present data from a community-based study of pregnant women in northeastern Brazil. Consumption of homemade ice was the only variable associated with seropositivity (adjusted odds ratio, 3.1, 95% confidence interval, 1.53-6.24). Our results suggest that water is a source of infection with Toxoplasma gondii.
Heukelbach
Jorg
J
Federal University of Ceará School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. heukelbach@web.de
Meyer-Cirkel
Vanessa
V
Moura
Rômulo César Sabóia
RC
Gomide
Marcia
M
Queiroz
José Ajax Nogueira
JA
Saweljew
Peter
P
Liesenfeld
Oliver
O
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014867:Water / Q000469:parasitology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D014867:Water