title: Waterborne toxoplasmosis, northeastern Brazil.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Ceará School of Medicine, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil. heukelbach@web.de
authors.forename: Jorg
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Heukelbach
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Meyer-Cirkel
authors.forename: Rômulo César Sabóia
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.forename: Marcia
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gomide
authors.forename: José Ajax Nogueira
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Queiroz
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Saweljew
authors.forename: Oliver
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Liesenfeld
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D014867:Water