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ArticleParasitology research2011

Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among immigrant and native pregnant women in Eastern Spain.

José M Ramos, Afredo Milla, Juan C Rodríguez, Sergio Padilla, Mar Masiá, Félix Gutiérrez

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Article in Parasitology research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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27 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 71 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

José M RamosInfectious Diseases Unit, Hospital General Universitario de Elche, Cami de l'Amàssera, 11, 03203, Elche, Alicante, Spain. jramosrincon@yahoo.es
Afredo Milla
Juan C Rodríguez
Sergio Padilla
Mar Masiá
Félix Gutiérrez
Hospital General Universitario de Elche · ESUniversitat de Miguel Hernández d'Elx · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In European countries, toxoplasma antenatal screening is recommended to prevent toxoplasmosis. The seroprevalence of these infections in immigrants can be different than in native population. From February 2006 to June 2010, a cross-sectional study was carried out in all pregnant women attended at a reference unit in Elche, Spain. An enzyme immunoassay was used for detection of IgG antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii. For each immigrant woman, one Spanish pregnant woman of the same age cared for in the same day was recruited (Spanish control group). A total of 1,627 migrant pregnant women participated in this study. The adherence to screening among migrants was 91.9% (95% CI, 90.5-93.1%), similar than that found in Spaniards (92.2%; 95% CI, 90.8-93-4%). Among migrant women, 619 were positive for IgG anti-T. gondii antibodies (41.4%; 95% CI, 38.9-43.9%), compared with 12.0% (95% CI, 10.5-13.8%) among Spaniards (odds ratio (OR), 5.2 (95% CI, 4.3-6.3). Seroprevalence in pregnant women from Latin America, northern Africa, Eastern Europe, Africa Sub-Saharan and Western Europe was higher than in the Spanish control group (OR, 5.4, 5.8, 6.5, 5.4, and 2.4, respectively; p < 0.001). No Asian pregnant woman was immune. Seroprevalence increased with increasing age in migrant pregnant women: 15-25 years, 38.2%; 26-35 years, 40.7%; and 36-45 years, 52.8%. The seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in migrant pregnant women living in Spain was higher than in the native population. However, no cases were found in Asian immigrants, highlighting the importance of primary prevention of this infection in pregnant women coming from that geographic region.

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Emigrants and ImmigrantsPopulation GroupsAdolescentAdultAge FactorsAntibodies, ProtozoanCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleGeographyHumansImmunoenzyme TechniquesImmunoglobulin GMiddle AgedPregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousSeroepidemiologic StudiesAntibodies, ProtozoanImmunoglobulin G

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