Toxoplasmosis in Nigeria: the story so far (1950-2016): a review

Title:

Toxoplasmosis in Nigeria: the story so far (1950-2016): a review

Creator:

Ohiolei, John Asekhaen and Isaac, Clement

Identifier:

https://cdk.lib.cas.cz/client/handle/uuid:df39f069-6f26-49ea-96de-041e3fc38a28
uuid:df39f069-6f26-49ea-96de-041e3fc38a28
issn:1803-6465
doi:10.14411/fp.2016.030

Subject:

toxoplazmóza, živočichové, životní prostředí, toxoplasmosis, animals, environment, Nigérie, Nigeria, Toxoplasma gondii, seroprevalence, humans, 2, and 59

Type:

model:article and TEXT

Format:

print, počítač, and online zdroj

Description:

Toxoplasmosis is caused by intracellular protozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii (Nicolle et Manceaux, 1908). Cats and other felids are the definitive hosts. It could be transmitted to man and animals by consumption of infected undercooked meat and contaminated food items including drinking water. Results of toxoplasmosis epidemiological surveys in animals and humans in South-West, North-West, North-East and North-Central Zones of Nigeria have been reported with greater impact on the health of pregnant women and HIV-infected individuals. Meanwhile, studies in states within the South-South and South-East Zones are relatively scanty or non-existent. Overall, the seroprevalence of human toxoplasmosis in Nigeria is estimated at 32% with the following reports for North-West (32%), North-East (22%), North-Central (24%) and South-West (37%). Information on the genetic diversity of isolates of T. gondii in humans and animals including the role of the environment in transmission and maintenance of the disease are highly needed., John Asekhaen Ohiolei, Clement Isaac., and Obsahuje bibliografii

Language:

English

Rights:

http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
policy:public

Coverage:

1-9

Source:

Folia parasitologica | 2016 Volume:63 | Number:1

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CDK

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