Title |
An overview of seventy years of research (1944 – 2014) on toxoplasmosis in Colombia, South America
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Published in |
Parasites & Vectors, September 2014
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DOI | 10.1186/1756-3305-7-427 |
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Authors |
William Alberto Cañón-Franco, Natalia López-Orozco, Jorge Enrique Gómez-Marín, Jitender P Dubey |
Abstract |
This paper summarizes prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in humans and animals and associated correlates of infection, clinical spectrum of disease in humans, and genetic diversity of T. gondii isolates from Colombia. Recent studies, especially in the states of Antioquia, Quindio and Cundinamarca, indicate that toxoplasmosis is a major public health problem. Approximately half of the women of child bearing age have T. gondii antibodies, and the clinical disease in congenitally infected children is more severe than in Europe. Limited studies indicate that the strains of T. gondii from Colombia are genetically and phenotypically different than in Europe and North America. However, epidemiological factors, such as the involvement of domestic and/or wild animals in transmission, the distribution of strain diversity by natural geographic regions, and the variation in risk factors between regions that are associated with human infection in Colombia, remain unknown. Areas of research for the future are outlined. This review should be of interest to biologists, veterinarians, physicians, and parasitologists. |
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Colombia | 1 | 50% |
Armenia | 1 | 50% |
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Type | Count | As % |
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Members of the public | 1 | 50% |
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 50% |
Mendeley readers
Geographical breakdown
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Colombia | 2 | 1% |
Spain | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 180 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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Student > Bachelor | 38 | 21% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 15% |
Student > Master | 27 | 15% |
Researcher | 15 | 8% |
Other | 11 | 6% |
Other | 39 | 21% |
Unknown | 26 | 14% |
Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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Medicine and Dentistry | 37 | 20% |
Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 36 | 20% |
Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 30 | 16% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 15 | 8% |
Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 5% |
Other | 22 | 12% |
Unknown | 34 | 19% |