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Digital Narratives: The Impact of Instagram^® on Mothers of Children with Congenital Toxoplasmosis

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Background: Congenital toxoplasmosis leads to severe complications in childhood and presents significant global health challenges. In Brazil, the prevalence of toxoplasmosis during pregnancy and congenital cases ranges from 0.3 to 8 per 1000 live births.
Gabrielle Gonçalves Veloso, Giovanna Cristina Machado-Kayzuka, Rhyquelle Rhibna Neris, Ana Carolina Andrade Biaggi Leite, Nayara Gonçalves Barbosa, Heloísa Cristina Figueiredo Frizzo, Gabrielle Vedoveto Escaliante, Adriana Moraes Leite, Beatriz Volpin Gomes Beato, Poliane da Silva Santos, Flávia Gomes-Sponholz, Lucila Castanheira Nascimento   +11 more
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First description of congenital toxoplasmosis after maternal coinfection with Toxoplasma gondii and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2023
Background Congenital toxoplasmosis can be associated with serious clinical consequences from fetus to adulthood. Hence, early detection is required to minimize severe sequelae through appropriate therapy.
Vu Thao-Vi Dao, Anastasia Anagnostou, Rolf Schlösser, Ulrich Rochwalsky, Uwe Groß, Sebastian Hoehl, Volkhard A. J. Kempf, Silke Besier   +7 more
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Establishment of a murine model of congenital toxoplasmosis and validation of a qPCR assay to assess the parasite load in maternal and fetal tissues

Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023
Toxoplasma gondii is the causative agent of toxoplasmosis, a disease that affects warm-blooded animals and one third of the human population worldwide.
Jéssica S. Souza, Priscila S. G. Farani, Priscila S. G. Farani, Beatriz I. S. Ferreira, Helene S. Barbosa, Rubem F. S. Menna-Barreto, Otacilio C. Moreira, Rafael M. Mariante   +7 more
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An Ocular Manifestation of a Systemic Disease With Encephalitozoon Pogonae in a Juvenile Central Bearded Dragon (Pogona vitticeps)

Veterinary Ophthalmology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Encephalitozoon pogonae, a recently identified microsporidian species, has been associated with systemic infections in Central bearded dragons (Pogona vitticeps) manifesting as granulomatous inflammation and vasculitis. Despite the species similarity to Encephalitozoon cuniculi, which causes ocular, neurologic, and renal pathology in
Vanessa Raphtis, Megan Roeder, Augusto Jimenez‐Romero, Danielle Meritet, Kelli Chan, Sarah Ozawa, Michala de Linde Henriksen   +6 more
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Toxoplasmosis in Triplet: A Case Report

مجله دانشکده پزشکی اصفهان, 2011
Background: To report toxoplasmosis in triplet. Case Report: We report toxoplasmosis in triplet patient. Two of them presented with congenital toxoplasmosis with chorioretinal manifestation.
Farzan Kianersi, Amin Masjedi, najmeh karbasi   +2 more
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Nance‐Horan Syndrome: Further Delineation of the Affected Male and the Female Carrier Phenotypes

American Journal of Medical Genetics Part A, Volume 200, Issue 3, Page 642-652, March 2026.
ABSTRACT Nance‐Horan syndrome (NHS; OMIM 302350) is a rare, X‐linked syndrome characterized by bilateral congenital cataracts leading to profound vision loss, specific dental anomalies including characteristic screwdriver blade‐shaped incisors, facial anomalies, and intellectual disability.
Maria K. Haanpää, Chad R. Haldeman‐Englert, Marja Hietala, Melisa S. Tanverdi, Patrick P. Koty, Diana Brightman, Eniolami Dosunmu, Shailja Tibrewal, Savleen Kaur, Anupriya Kaur, Raj Kumar Verma, Alejandra G. de Alba Campomanes, Virginia Utz, Anne M. Slavotinek, Cynthia Curry   +14 more
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Evaluation of the level of awareness of congenital toxoplasmosis and associated practices among pregnant women and health workers in Tanzania's Temeke district in Dar es Salaam

African Health Sciences, 2019
Background Toxoplasmosis caused by the obligate intracellular coccidian protozoan Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infects all warm-blooded animals including humans.
Onduru Gervas Onduru, S. Rumisha, Musso Munyeme, A. M. Phiri   +3 more
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Early diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis in newborn infants using IgG subclasses against two Toxoplasma gondii recombinant proteins

Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, 2012
The aim of this work was to evaluate the utility of ELISA-based testing of total IgG (IgGt) antibodies and its subclasses (IgG1, IgG2, IgG3 and IgG4) against soluble (STAg) and recombinant (rSAG1 and rMIC3) antigens of Toxoplasma gondii for diagnosing ...
Carlos Henryque de Souza e Silva, Gláucia Queiroz de Andrade, José Nélio Januário, Ana Carolina de Aguiar Vasconcelos Carneiro, Mariangela Carneiro, Daniel Vitor Vasconcelos-Santos, Ricardo Wagner de Almeida Vitor   +6 more
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Strain- and dose-dependent reduction of Toxoplasma gondii burden in pigs is associated with interferon-gamma production by CD8+ lymphocytes in a heterologous challenge model [PDF]

, 2017
Toxoplasma gondii is a worldwide prevalent parasite of humans and animals. The global infection burden exceeds yearly one million disability-adjusted life years (DALY's) in infected individuals. Therefore, effective preventive measures should be taken to
Bert Devriendt, Eric Cox, Katelijne Dierick, Malgorzata Jennes, Pierre Dorny, Pierre Dorny, Stéphane De Craeye   +6 more
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Global initiative for congenital toxoplasmosis: an observational and international comparative clinical analysis

Emerging Microbes and Infections, 2018
Globally, congenital toxoplasmosis remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, and outbreaks of infection with T. gondii represent a significant, emerging public health burden, especially in the developing world.
K. El Bissati, Pauline Levigne, J. Lykins, E. Adlaoui, A. Barkat, A. Berraho, M. Laboudi, Bouchra El Mansouri, A. Ibrahimi, M. Rhajaoui, F. Quinn, Manoradhan Murugesan, F. Seghrouchni, J. Gómez‐Marín, F. Peyron, R. McLeod   +15 more
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