Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among inhabitants in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

Chia Kwung Fan; Chien Ching Hung; Kua Eyre Su; Hung Yi Chiou; Vilfrido Gil; Maria da Conceicao dos Reis Ferreira; Lian Fen Tseng

doi:10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.04.010

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among inhabitants in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe

Chia Kwung Fan, Chien Ching Hung, Kua Eyre Su, Hung Yi Chiou, Vilfrido Gil, Maria da Conceicao dos Reis Ferreira, Lian Fen Tseng

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Abstract

The level of Toxoplasma gondii infection among the general population of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe is unclear. The T. gondii infection status of inhabitants who visited National Central Hospital on Sao Tome Island was assessed by a latex agglutination test. The overall seroprevalence was 74.5% (120/161). No significant gender difference in seroprevalence was found between males and females. The older age group (≥45 years) had significantly higher seroprevalence (80.0%, 28/35) than the younger age group (2 = 16.04, P <0.001).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1157-1158
Number of pages	2
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	101
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.04.010
Publication status	Published - Nov 2007

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Keywords

Latex agglutination test
Protozoan antibodies
Risk factors
Sao Tome and Principe
Seroprevalence
Toxoplasma gondii

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Parasitology
Medicine(all)

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Fan, C. K., Hung, C. C., Su, K. E., Chiou, H. Y., Gil, V., Ferreira, M. D. C. D. R., & Tseng, L. F. (2007). Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among inhabitants in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 101(11), 1157-1158. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2007.04.010

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among inhabitants in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. / Fan, Chia Kwung; Hung, Chien Ching; Su, Kua Eyre; Chiou, Hung Yi; Gil, Vilfrido; Ferreira, Maria da Conceicao dos Reis; Tseng, Lian Fen.

In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 101, No. 11, 11.2007, p. 1157-1158.

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Fan, Chia Kwung ; Hung, Chien Ching ; Su, Kua Eyre ; Chiou, Hung Yi ; Gil, Vilfrido ; Ferreira, Maria da Conceicao dos Reis ; Tseng, Lian Fen. / Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among inhabitants in the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe. In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 2007 ; Vol. 101, No. 11. pp. 1157-1158.

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