Acute primary toxoplasmosis in travelers returning from endemic countries.
Fourteen cases of toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent travelers who visited high prevalence countries are described. This represents the first series of toxoplasmosis in returned travelers from North America, substantiating the need to consider toxoplasmosis in returned travelers who present with non-specific symptoms, especially fever, lymphadenopathy, and fatigue.
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, USA. Rahul.anand@hsc.utah.edu
Rahul
R
Anand
Chris W
CW
Jones
Jane H
JH
Ricks
Theresa A
TA
Sofarelli
Devon C
DC
Hale
D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D019353:Endemic Diseases / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014195:Travel; D055815:Young Adult