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Epidemiological review of toxoplasmosis in humans and animals in Romania

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 October 2013

J. P. DUBEY ,
I. HOTEA ,
T. R. OLARIU ,
J. L. JONES  and
G. DĂRĂBUŞ
J. P. DUBEY*
Affiliation:
United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Building 1001, BARC-East, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, USA
I. HOTEA*
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 119, Aradului Street, 300645 Timisoara, Timis, Romania
T. R. OLARIU
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Victor Babes University of Medicine and Pharmacy, P-ta Murgu Eftimie, 2, 300041 Timisoara, Timis, Romania
J. L. JONES
Affiliation:
Parasitic Diseases Branch, Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria, Center for Global Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Building 24, 1600 Clifton Road, NE, Mailstop A-06, Atlanta, GA30333, USA
G. DĂRĂBUŞ
Affiliation:
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Banat's University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, 119, Aradului Street, 300645 Timisoara, Timis, Romania
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*Corresponding authors: USDA, ARS, APDL, BARC-East, Building 1001, Beltsville, MD 20705, USA. E-mail: [email protected]
USAMVB Timisoara, 119, Aradului Street, 300645, Timisoara, Romania. E-mail: [email protected]
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Summary

Infections by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii are widely prevalent in humans and other animals worldwide. However, information from eastern European countries is sketchy. In many eastern European countries, including Romania, it has been assumed that chronic T. gondii infection is a common cause of infertility and abortion. For this reason, many women in Romania with these problems were needlessly tested for T. gondii infection. Most papers on toxoplasmosis in Romania were published in Romanian in local journals and often not available to scientists in other countries. Currently, the rate of congenital infection in Romania is largely unknown. In addition, there is little information on genetic characteristics of T. gondii or prevalence in animals and humans in Romania. In the present paper we review prevalence, clinical spectrum and epidemiology of T. gondii in humans and animals in Romania. This knowledge should be useful to biologists, public health workers, veterinarians and physicians.

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Toxoplasma gondiiRomaniatoxoplasmosishumansanimalsclinicalcongenital
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Parasitology , Volume 141 , Issue 3 , March 2014 , pp. 311 - 325
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