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| Title |
An overview of seventy years of research (1944 – 2014) on toxoplasmosis in Colombia, South America
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| Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, September 2014
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| DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-7-427 |
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| Authors |
William Alberto Cañón-Franco, Natalia López-Orozco, Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín, Jitender P Dubey |
| Abstract |
This paper summarizes prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in humans and animals and associated correlates of infection, clinical spectrum of disease in humans, and genetic diversity of T. gondii isolates from Colombia. Recent studies, especially in the states of Antioquia, Quindio and Cundinamarca, indicate that toxoplasmosis is a major public health problem. Approximately half of the women of child bearing age have T. gondii antibodies, and the clinical disease in congenitally infected children is more severe than in Europe. Limited studies indicate that the strains of T. gondii from Colombia are genetically and phenotypically different than in Europe and North America. However, epidemiological factors, such as the involvement of domestic and/or wild animals in transmission, the distribution of strain diversity by natural geographic regions, and the variation in risk factors between regions that are associated with human infection in Colombia, remain unknown. Areas of research for the future are outlined. This review should be of interest to biologists, veterinarians, physicians, and parasitologists. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 2 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | 50% |
| Armenia | 1 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 183 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 2 | 1% |
| Spain | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 180 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Bachelor | 38 | 21% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 15% |
| Student > Master | 27 | 15% |
| Researcher | 15 | 8% |
| Other | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 39 | 21% |
| Unknown | 26 | 14% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 20% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 36 | 20% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 30 | 16% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 8% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 12% |
| Unknown | 34 | 19% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 18 September 2014.
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#15,739,010
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#2,970
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#130,082
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#41
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