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Toxoplasmosis as a travel risk

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TRAVEL MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Volume 12, Issue 6, Pages 592-601

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ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.05.007

Keywords

Toxoplasmos; Travelers; Clinical presentation; Treatment; Prevention

Funding

  1. Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Colombia [5-14-1]
  2. COLCIENCIAS, Colombia [111056934589, 469-2013]
  3. Ministry of Education, Science and Technological Development of Serbia [III 41019]

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Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite with worldwide distribution that infects more than one third of the global population. Primary infection in immunocompetent individuals is usually asymptomatic; however, different organs can be affected in immunocompromised individuals leading to the development of encephalitis, myocarditis or pneumonitis. The prevalence of infection with Toxoplasma as well as its genetic structure varies geographically and for that reason travel may be considered as a risk factor to acquire the infection. As toxoplasmosis is a foodborne disease, health care providers should give health education on prevention measures to all prospective travelers in order to decrease the risk of infection in endemic areas. This review presents an overview of the infection with T. gondii with some considerations for travelers to and from endemic zones. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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