title: ACUTE TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A BREASTFED INFANT WITH POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION BY WATER.
abstract: Toxoplasma gondii transmission via breastfeeding has been discussed; however, no cases have been confirmed to date. This article describes a case of acute toxoplasmosis diagnosed in a mother and her six-month-old breastfed infant. The study accounts for the possibility of breast milk transmission and directs both clinicians and pediatricians to the hypothesis that both patients acquired toxoplasmosis via water ingestion.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brasil, jaquedc@uel.br.
authors.forename: Jaqueline Dario
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Capobiango
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brasil, rbregano@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Mitsuka-Breganó
authors.affiliation: Universidade de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brasil, thaismonicavet@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Thais Cabral
authors.initials: TC
authors.lastname: Monica
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brasil, nandaferreiravet@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Fernanda Pinto
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Ferreira
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Patologia, Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade de Londrina, Londrina, PR, Brasil, reiche@sercomtel.com.br.
authors.forename: Edna Maria Vissoci
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Reiche
mesh_terms: D000915:Antibody Affinity; D001938:Brazil; D001942:Breast Feeding; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008895:Milk, Human / Q000469:parasitology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000635:transmission*; D000069578:Waterborne Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D060766:Drinking Water