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標題: | Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pre-schoolchildren aged 1-5 years in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe, Western Africa | 作者: | Fan C.-K. CHIEN-CHING HUNG Su K.-E. Sung F.-C. Chiou H.-Y. Gil V. dos Reis Ferreira M.da C. de Carvalho J.M. Cruz C. Lin Y.-K. Tseng L.-F. Sao K.-Y. Chang W.-C. Lan H.-S. Chou S.-H. |
公開日期: | 2006 | 卷: | 100 | 期: | 5 | 起(迄)頁: | 446-449 | 來源出版物: | Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene | 摘要: | The prevalence status of Toxoplasma gondii infection in children of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe (DRSTP), Western Africa, is unknown to date. A serologic survey of T. gondii infection among pre-schoolchildren aged <5 years in the DRSTP was assessed by the latex agglutination (LA) test from November 2003 to March 2004. The overall seroprevalence of T. gondii infection was not low, reaching 21.49% (26/121). No significant gender difference in seroprevalence was found between boys (19.30%; 11/57) and girls (23.44%; 15/64) (X2=0.31, P = 0.58). The older age group of 4-5 years had significantly higher seroprevalence (36.67%; 11/30) than the younger age group of <2 years (10.34%; 3/29) (χ2 = 5.64, P = 0.02). It was noteworthy that the majority of seropositive boys (90.91%; 10/11) or older children aged ?2 years (82.61%; 19/23) had high LA titres of ?1:1024, indirectly indicating acute Toxoplasma infection. This study is the first report indicating that T. gondii infection is not low in pre-schoolchildren aged <5 years in the DRSTP. Whether the DRSTP pre-schoolchildren acquire T. gondii infection through constant exposure to the parasite from their daily activities owing to poor environmental hygiene should be further evaluated. ? 2005 Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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ISSN: | 0035-9203 | DOI: | 10.1016/j.trstmh.2005.07.013 | SDG/關鍵字: | protozoon antibody; acute disease; Africa; age; antibody titer; article; childhood disease; controlled study; female; health survey; human; latex agglutination test; male; preschool child; seroprevalence; sex difference; Toxoplasma gondii; toxoplasmosis; Africa, Western; Animals; Chi-Square Distribution; Child, Preschool; Developing Countries; Endemic Diseases; Female; Humans; Infant; Latex Fixation Tests; Male; Seroepidemiologic Studies; Toxoplasmosis; Protozoa; Toxoplasma; Toxoplasma gondii |
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