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| Title |
Waterborne toxoplasmosis investigated and analysed under hydrogeological assessment: new data and perspectives for further research
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| Published in |
Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, November 2015
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| DOI | 10.1590/0074-02760150262 |
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| Authors |
Flávia Pereira Vieira, Maria da Glória Alves, Livia Mattos Martins, Alba Lucínia Peixoto Rangel, Jitender Prakash Dubey, Dolores Hill, Lilian Maria Garcia Bahia-Oliveira/ |
| Abstract |
We present a set of data on human and chicken Toxoplasma gondiiseroprevalence that was investigated and analysed in light of groundwater vulnerability information in an area endemic for waterborne toxoplasmosis in Brazil. Hydrogeological assessment was undertaken to select sites for water collection from wells for T. gondiioocyst testing and for collecting blood from free-range chickens and humans for anti-T. gondiiserologic testing. Serologic testing of human specimens was done using conventional commercial tests and a sporozoite-specific embryogenesis-related protein (TgERP), which is able to differentiate whether infection resulted from tissue cysts or oocysts. Water specimens were negative for the presence of viable T. gondiioocysts. However, seroprevalence in free-range chickens was significantly associated with vulnerability of groundwater to surface contamination (p < 0.0001; odds ratio: 4.73, 95% confidence interval: 2.18-10.2). Surprisingly, a high prevalence of antibodies against TgERP was detected in human specimens, suggesting the possibility of a continuous contamination of drinking water with T. gondiioocysts in this endemic setting. These findings and the new proposed approach to investigate and analyse endemic toxoplasmosis in light of groundwater vulnerability information associated with prevalence in humans estimated by oocyst antigens recognition have implications for the potential role of hydrogeological assessment in researching waterborne toxoplasmosis at a global scale. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 1 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 66 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Student > Master | 15 | 22% |
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 9 | 13% |
| Unknown | 17 | 25% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 10 | 15% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 9 | 13% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 6 | 9% |
| Engineering | 4 | 6% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 3 | 4% |
| Other | 14 | 21% |
| Unknown | 22 | 32% |
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