Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii infection in women from the North of Portugal in their childbearing years

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 140, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 872-877

  Lopes, A P ^a   Dubey, J P ^b   Moutinho, O ^c   Gargat, M J ^d   Vilares, A ^d   Rodrigues, M ^a   Cardoso, L ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRÁS OS MONTES AND ALTO DOURO   (Portugal)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c Centro Hospital de Trás os Montes   (Portugal)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; public health; Toxoplasma gondii; toxoplasmosis; zoonoses

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INFECTION RISK; INFECTION SENSITIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PORTUGAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RAW FOOD; RISK FACTOR; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS; WOMEN'S HEALTH; ZOONOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MIDDLE AGED; PORTUGAL; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859434663     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268811001658     Document Type: Article

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