Toxoplasmosis in pregnancy: a neglected bane but a serious threat in Nigeria.

Autor:	Oyeyemi OT; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria.; Diagnosis and Therapy of Infectious Diseases and Cancer Laboratory, René Rachou Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil., Oyeyemi IT; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria., Adesina IA; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria., Tiamiyu AM; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria., Oluwafemi YD; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria., Nwuba RI; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Medical Sciences, Ondo, Ondo State, Nigeria., Grenfell RFQ; Diagnosis and Therapy of Infectious Diseases and Cancer Laboratory, René Rachou Institute, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Jazyk:	angličtina
Zdroj:	Parasitology [Parasitology] 2020 Feb; Vol. 147 (2), pp. 127-134. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Nov 06.
DOI:	10.1017/S0031182019001525
Abstrakt:	Toxoplasmosis is a global health threat in which occurrence in pregnant women poses grave consequences to fetal wellbeing. Studies on prenatal Toxoplasma gondii infection are generally limited in sub-Saharan African countries, including Nigeria. The risk of transmission of toxoplasmosis is very high in Nigeria due to the favourable climatic conditions and prevailing behavioural and socio-economic factors that could aid transmission. Currently, there are no systematic and organized procedures for diagnosis and treatment of maternal toxoplasmosis in Nigeria. These conditions forecast possible unabated transmission in many areas and exponential impact on associated adverse events of the disease during pregnancy. This paper highlights the importance of early diagnosis and treatment during pregnancy which may forestall subsequent development of infection in children delivered by infected mothers. Inclusion of toxoplasmosis control policy in the routine antenatal care of pregnant women is therefore strongly recommended.
Databáze:	MEDLINE
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