Epidemiological review of Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans and animals in Portugal

A.P. Lopes , J.P. Dubey , Marie-Laure Dardé (1, 2, 3) , L. Cardoso

1 NET - Neuroépidémiologie Tropicale
2 UNILIM - Université de Limoges
3 CNR Toxoplasmose-Toxoplasma BRC - Centre National de Référence (CNR) Toxoplasmose/Toxoplasma Biological Resource Center (BRC)

Toxoplasmosis is a worldwide zoonosis. However, data from Portugal are limited and a considerable part of the literature is in Portuguese. Currently, the rate of congenital infection in Portugal is unknown, and almost nothing is known of sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis. There is no recent general population-based serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii in humans in Portugal. In addition, there is little information on genetic characteristics of T. gondii in animals and humans. In the present paper, we review prevalence, clinical spectrum and epidemiology of T. gondii in humans and animals in Portugal. This knowledge should be useful to biologists, public health workers, physicians and veterinarians.

Mots clés: Toxoplasma gondii; toxoplasmosis; humans; animals; epidemiology; Portugal

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]; Santé publique et épidémiologie

A.P. Lopes, J.P. Dubey, Marie-Laure Dardé, L. Cardoso. Epidemiological review of Toxoplasma gondii infection in humans and animals in Portugal. Parasitology, 2014, 141 (13), pp.1699-1708. ⟨10.1017/S0031182014001413⟩. ⟨hal-01205307⟩