Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in a population of pregnant women in Antananarivo (Madagascar

Bull Soc Pathol Exot. 1995;88(1):46-9.

[Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in a population of pregnant women in Antananarivo (Madagascar)]

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Lelong B, Rahelimino B, Candolfi E, Ravelojaona BJ, Villard O, Rasamindrakotroka AJ, Kien T.

Institut de Parasitologie et de Pathologie tropicale, Strasbourg, France.

The prevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies by ELISA was studied in Antananarivo area, in the Republic of Madagascar, among a population of 599 pregnant women. The overall prevalence is 83.5%. From the age of 19 years old, 75% of the pregnant women have already antitoxoplasma antibodies. The ethnic factor, the foods habits or the presence of a domestic cat do not seem to have an influence on prevalence of toxoplasmosis among the studied population.

PMID: 7787454 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]

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