An estimation of the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis in São Paulo city, Brasil

de Castilho, E.A.

Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de Sao Paulo 18(3): 202-205

1976


ISSN/ISBN: 0036-4665
PMID: 951563
Document Number: 105324
Dye-tests for toxoplasmosis were performed on 498 women post-partum at Sao Paulo, Brazil, and 372 (74.7%) were positive. The rate of positive reactions increased with age. From the age distribution and from various other data and assumptions, it is calculated that the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis in 1970 was 16 per 1,000 live births, regardless of cllnical disease, and 5 per 1,000 for symptomatic congenital infection.

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