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| Marques,JM; da Silva,DV; Correia,NAB; Velásquez,G; da Silva,RC; Langoni,H; da Silva,AV. |
| Toxoplasma gondii infection may lead to important pathological questions, especially in rural areas, where several sources of infection exist. Therefore, it is important to determine risk factors in order to establish adequate prophylactic measures. The present study aimed to assess the prevalence and risk factors involved in human toxoplasmosis infection in a rural community, in Eldorado, Mato Grosso do Sul State, Brazil. This community was composed of 185 farms - with 671 inhabitants - from which 20 were randomly chosen. In these farms, blood samples were collected from rural workers, who also answered a risk factor questionnaire. Serum samples were analyzed by means of direct agglutination test for the detection of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies.... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: Toxoplasma gondii; Prevalence; Risk factors; Rural community. |
| Ano: 2008 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992008000400010 |
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