A community-based survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in rural areas of Taiz governorate, Yemen: the risk of waterborne transmission
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- 作者：Mohammed A. K. Mahdy ; Lina M. Q. Alareqi…
- 关键词：Toxoplasma gondii ; Rural communities ; Pregnant women ; Waterborne transmission ; Yemen
- 刊名：Infectious Diseases of Poverty
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：December 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：6
- 期：1
- 全文大小：537KB
- 刊物主题：Infectious Diseases; Tropical Medicine; Public Health;
- 出版者：BioMed Central
- ISSN：2049-9957
- 卷排序：6
文摘
BackgroundToxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic coccidian parasite causing morbidity and mortality. In Yemen, T. gondii infection has been reported among pregnant women seeking healthcare in the main cities. However, no data are available on the prevalence of T. gondii infection and its associated risk factors among pregnant women in the rural communities of the country. Thus, the present study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii and identify its risk factors among pregnant women in the rural communities of Taiz governorate, Yemen.