title: Epidemiological review of toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Romania.
abstract: Infections by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are widely prevalent in humans and other animals worldwide. However, information from eastern European countries is sketchy. In many eastern European countries, including Romania, it has been assumed that chronic T. gondii infection is a common cause of infertility and abortion. For this reason, many women in Romania with these problems were needlessly tested for T. gondii infection. Most papers on toxoplasmosis in Romania were published in Romanian in local journals and often not available to scientists in other countries. Currently, the rate of congenital infection in Romania is largely unknown. In addition, there is little information on genetic characteristics of T. gondii or prevalence in animals and humans in Romania. In the present paper we review prevalence, clinical spectrum and epidemiology of T. gondii in humans and animals in Romania. This knowledge should be useful to biologists, public health workers, veterinarians and physicians.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Building 1001, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, USA.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 119, Aradului Street, 300645 Timisoara, Timis, Romania.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Hotea
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, P-ta Murgu Eftimie, 2, 300041 Timisoara, Timis, Romania.
authors.forename: T R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Olariu
authors.affiliation: Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 24, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop A-06, Atlanta, GA30333, USA.
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 119, Aradului Street, 300645 Timisoara, Timis, Romania.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Dărăbuş
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006041:Goats; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan