Abstract
Two waterborne outbreaks of toxoplasmosis have been described recently in southern Brazil. We present data from a community-based study of pregnant women in northeastern Brazil. Consumption of homemade ice was the only variable associated with seropositivity (adjusted odds ratio, 3.1, 95% confidence interval, 1.53-6.24). Our results suggest that water is a source of infection with Toxoplasma gondii.
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Heukelbach, J., Meyer-Cirkel, V., Moura, R. C. S., Gomide, M., Queiroz, J. A. N., Saweljew, P., & Liesenfeld, O. (2007). Waterborne toxoplasmosis, northeastern Brazil. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13(2), 287–289. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid1302.060686
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