Epidemiological review of toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Romania
2013/10/29 by J. P. Dubey, J. P. DUBEY, I. Hotea +7 · 24 citations
Immunology and Microbiology · #Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies #Rabies epidemiology and control #Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
paper · doi:10.1017/s0031182013001509
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.
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