Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Sweden, Estonia and Iceland

Autor:	Bjarni Thjodleifsson, Christer Jansson, Elísabet Cook, Hulda Asbjörnsdottir, Isleifur Olafsson, Alda Birgisdóttir, Thorarinn Gislason, David Gislason, Rain Jögi
Rok vydání:	2006
Předmět:	Adult Estonia Male Microbiology (medical) medicine.medical_specialty Population Iceland Serology Atopy Risk Factors Seroepidemiologic Studies parasitic diseases Epidemiology Hypersensitivity medicine Animals Humans Seroprevalence education Sweden education.field_of_study General Immunology and Microbiology biology Toxoplasma gondii General Medicine Immunoglobulin E Middle Aged biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Asthma Toxoplasmosis C-Reactive Protein Infectious Diseases Immunology Cats biology.protein Female Antibody Toxoplasma
Zdroj:	Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 38:625-631
ISSN:	1651-1980 0036-5548
Popis:	Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the intracellular protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii which infects up to one-third of the world human population. Toxoplasmosis in neonates and immunocompromised patients can lead to severe disease and death. We investigated the prevalence and risk factors for T. gondii infection in Iceland, Sweden and Estonia, and tested the hypothesis that T. gondii infection causes systemic inflammation and protects against atopy. Blood samples were collected from 1277 randomly selected subjects. The presence of T. gondii IgG antibodies was determined by an ELISA method and levels of Hs-CRP by immunoturbidimetric assay. The prevalence of T. gondii antibodies was 54.9% in Tartu, 23% in Uppsala and 9.8% in Reykjavik (p
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