title: Low prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among women in northeastern Thailand.
abstract: Toxoplasma gondii infection was studied in Khon Kaen, northeastern Thailand. Blood specimens were collected from 493 non-pregnant women between 2009 and 2012. Presence of antibodies to T. gondii was determined using the latex agglutination test (cutoff titer 1:32). Thirteen of 493 (2.6%) were found to be seropositive for T. gondii infection. There was no age dependence in the prevalence. The present study reporting a low prevalence of T. gondii infection in northeastern Thailand suggests that the traditional lifestyles and climatic environments may limit the emergence of toxoplasmosis in this region.
authors: Department of Biological Sciences, Graduate School of Science, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-0033, Japan.
authors: C
authors: C
authors: Sakae
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Natphopsuk
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Settheetham-Ishida
authors: T
authors: T
authors: Ishida
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013785:Thailand / Q000453:epidemiology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan