Hammersmith Infant Neurological Examination at 3 Months in Infants at Risk for Congenital Infections: A Cohort Study. [PDF]
J Paediatr Child HealthABSTRACT Introduction STORCH refers to a group of congenital infections (syphilis, toxoplasmosis, rubella, cytomegalovirus and herpes) that can impact the central nervous system. As clinical signs may not appear until several months or years after birth, the early detection of risk in STORCH‐exposed infants has been challenging, and the use of ...
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Seroprevalence and Genotype Distribution of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> Among Pregnant Women in Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
Health Sci RepABSTRACT Background Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection poses significant risks during pregnancy, yet data on seroprevalence and genotype diversity in Ethiopia are scarce. Objective This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence, associated risk factors, and genotype distribution of T. gondii among pregnant women in Northwest Ethiopia.
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A 66-year-old man with acute retinal necrosis. [PDF]
Brain PatholBrain Pathology, Volume 36, Issue 2, March 2026.
Magaki S +3 more
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aControl and Prevention of Toxoplasmosis in Iran: A Policy Brief [PDF]
Journal of Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2023 Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) is the cause of toxoplasmosis, an infection with worldwide distribution. Considering the burden of congenital toxoplasmosis, opportunistic toxoplasmosis infection in immunocompromised patients, and the increasing of these ...
Mahbobeh Montazeri, Ahmad Daryani
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Significant familial differences in the frequency of abortion and Toxoplasma gondii infection within a flock of Charollais sheep [PDF]
, 2005 A study was carried out to investigate the frequencies of abortion and congenital Toxoplasma gondii infection within 27 families (765 individuals) of a pedigree Charollais sheep flock maintained on a working farm in Worcestershire, UK, since 1992 ...
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CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS IN CLINICIAN’S PRACTICE
Žurnal Grodnenskogo Gosudarstvennogo Medicinskogo Universiteta, 2017 Toxoplasmosis is an important health problem. Congenital toxoplasmosis occurs when the fetus in utero gets infected with Toxoplasma. The permanent signs of congenital toxoplasmosis include damage of the liver, enlarged lymph nodes and spleen ...
Pronko N. V.
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Evidence for high levels of vertical transmission in Toxoplasma gondii [PDF]
, 2009 Toxoplasma gondii is a highly ubiquitous and prevalent parasite. Despite the cat being the only definitive host, it is found in almost all geographical areas and warm blooded animals. Three routes of transmission are recognised: ingestion of oocysts shed
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Congenital Toxoplasmosis [PDF]
Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society, 2014 Toxoplasmosis is caused by infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is one of the most common parasitic infections in humans and is most typically asymptomatic. However, primary infection in a pregnant woman can cause severe and disabling disease in the developing fetus.
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High levels of congenital transmission of toxoplasma gondii in longitudinal and cross-sectional studies on sheep farms provides evidence of vertical transmission in ovine hosts [PDF]
, 2005 Recent research suggests that vertical transmission may play an important role in sustaining Toxoplasma gondii infection in some species. We report here that congenital transmission occurs at consistently high levels in pedigree Charollais and outbred ...
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Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 Introduction: There is a paucity of data on the occurrence of congenital toxoplasmosis in children born to mothers dually infected with HIV and Toxoplasma gondii.
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