Journal of Infectious Diseases & Preventive Medicine
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Department of Infectious Diseases, Brazzaville University Hospital Center; Brazzaville, Congo

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• Research Article   
  Toxoplasmosis and Pregnancy: Risk Factors and Serology among Indigenous People in Two Departments of the Republic of Congo
  Author(s): Iloki LH
  
  Introduction: Toxoplasmosis is an anthropozoonosis caused by Toxoplasma Gondi. Its transmission by cats and the existence of risk factors may be responsible for embryofetopathies of varying severity in Aboriginal women. Objective: To analyze the risk factors and serology of toxoplasmosis in native pregnant women in two departments of the Republic of Congo. Patients and methods: This was an analytical cross-sectional study conducted from January 1 to September 30, 2017 in 2 departments of the country, focusing on pregnant women divided into 2 groups 97 indigenous and 97 Bantu. The ELISA technique was used to study the sera of pregnant women. The variables studied were related to serology and risk factors. The statistical test was significant when p<0.05. Results: TIZ decreased cellular .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35841/2329-8731.22.10.269

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