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 | |
| Publication status | Published - Nov 2007 |
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Keywords
- Latex agglutination test
- Protozoan antibodies
- Risk factors
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Seroprevalence
- Toxoplasma gondii
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Parasitology
- Medicine(all)
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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.
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AU - Fan, Chia Kwung
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AU - Gil, Vilfrido
AU - Ferreira, Maria da Conceicao dos Reis
AU - Tseng, Lian Fen
PY - 2007/11
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AB - 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).
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