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Waterborne Toxoplasmosis, Brazil, from Field to Gene

Year: 2006

Type: article

Study design: Observational Study

Abstract: Water was the suspected vehicle of Toxoplasma gondii dissemination in a toxoplasmosis outbreak in Brazil. A case-control study and geographic mapping of cases were performed. T. gondii was isolated directly from the implicated water and genotyped as SAG 2 type I.

Source: Emerging infectious diseases

DOI: 10.3201/eid1202.041115

Authors: Lenildo de Moura, Lilian Maria Garcia Bahia-Oliveira, Marcelo Y. Wada, Jeffrey L. Jones, Suely H. Tuboi, Eduardo H. Carmo, Walter Massa Ramalho, Natal J. Camargo, Ronaldo Trevisan, Regina M.T. Graça, Alexandre J. da Silva, Iaci Moura, J.P. Dubey, Denise O. Garrett

Institutions: Ministério da Saúde, State University of Norte Fluminense, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Department of Agriculture

Language: English

Topic: Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies

Subfield: Parasitology

Field: Immunology and Microbiology

Domain: Life Sciences

SDGs: Good health and well-being, Clean water and sanitation

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico

OpenAlex ID: W2010551355

FWCI: 19.69

Cites: 14

Cited by: 357

Related to: 8