Toxoplasmosis in Mexico: epidemiological situation in humans and animals.
Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease widely distributed throughout the world, infecting a wide variety of animal species including humans. In Mexico, this parasite has been detected in different parts of the country, particularly in the tropical areas where the parasite can remain infective for long periods of time due to the environmental conditions (i.e. high temperature and humidity over the whole year). Several epidemiological studies have been conducted in both human and animal populations, but despite the wide distribution of the agent in the country, there is a significant lack of knowledge on the parasite transmission, treatment alternatives and control measures. The lack of feral cat populations and control measures in sites of meat production for human consumption are playing a role that has led to the wide spread of the disease in the country, particularly in tropical areas of Southeastern Mexico. For these reasons, this manuscript aims to review the published information on relevant epidemiological aspects of infection with T. gondii in humans and animals from Mexico.
CA Biomedicina de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Ivonne
I
Hernández-Cortazar
CA Biomedicina de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Karla Y
KY
Acosta-Viana
CA Salud Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Antonio
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Ortega-Pacheco
CA Biomedicina de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Eugenia del S
Edel S
Guzman-Marin
CA Salud Animal, Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Armando J
AJ
Aguilar-Caballero
CA Biomedicina de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Parasitarias, Centro de Investigaciones Regionales "Hideyo Noguchi", Universidad Autonoma de Yucatan, Merida, Yucatan, Mexico.
Matilde
M
Jiménez-Coello
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D011817:Rabbits; D012424:Rural Population; D034421:Sus scrofa; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology; D014505:Urban Population