Erratum: Congenital toxoplasmosis in humans: An update of worldwide rate of congenital infections (Parasitology (2021) DOI: 10.1017/S0031182021001013)

Abstract

The authors apologise for two errors on page 7 of the published article. There were two errors in the fourth sentence of the fourth paragraph. The fourth paragraph should read as follows: A recent study from a hospital in Porto Alegre, Brazil reported long-Term follow-up of 77 congenitally infected children from a retrospective investigation of patients 1996-2017 (Lago et al., 2021). The children were followed for 2-25 years (Table 2). Most children had ocular lesions (55 children) and 44 had intracerebral calcification, a hallmark of congenital toxoplasmosis. Fewer ocular lesions developed after the first year of life in children who were treated before they were 4 months old (35.2%) vs those treated after they were 4 months old (77.8%), clearly revealing the benefit of early treatment. Two peaks of retinochoroiditis were detected between 4-5 and 9-14 years (Lago et al., 2021). Other lesions in these children were hydrocephalus in 4, microcephalus in 9 and hearing loss in 3 (Lago et al., 2021).