Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, NY, USA

Biography

Dr. Christina Bloem is a founding member and the current President of EMEDEX International. She is a Professor of Emergency Medicine and the Director of the International Division of Emergency Medicine at SUNY Downstate Medical Center/Kings County Hospital. Dr. Bloem also serves on the steering committee for the SUNY Global Health Institute.

Publications

• Research Article   
  Outbreak of Toxoplasmosis in the City of Santa Maria, Brazil
  Author(s): Bonnie Arquilla, Christina Bloem, Daniela Burguêz, Giordanna Andrioli and Silvana Teixeira Dal Ponte*
  
  Introduction: In the first months of 2018, there was an increase in the number of cases of fever possibly related to Toxoplasmosis in the city of Santa Maria, Brazil, reaching significant values. Toxoplasmosis is an autoimmune acute infection usually asymptomatic in 80-90% of immunocompetent adults. In this outbreak, attention is drawn to the intensity of the symptoms presented, which were observed in more than 70% of the cases. Objective: To report the cases of the outbreak of toxoplasmosis in the city of Santa Maria, Brazil. Methods: Cross-sectional study. Data were collected from bulletins published by the Municipal Health Department of Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Results: The outbreak of toxoplasmosis in Santa Maria was confirmed on April 19, 2018. Until June 14, 2018, 510.. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2329-8731.19.7.191

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