[Control of congenital toxoplasmosis in Italy: The project of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità].

Toxoplasma gondii infection during pregnancy is a public health concern; many resources are used in diagnostic and therapeutic activities, sometime with a low benefit/cost due to lack of standardization in practices. In the lack of suitable epidemiological knowledge at national level regarding the congenital toxoplasmosis trend in Italy, an evaluation of the public health impact of this pathology is required. The Istituto Superiore di Sanità (ISS) has worked out a project on a prevalence-incidence study at national level, performing standard reference methods for diagnosis and both case definition and case management. Furthermore, the ISS urges all the involved centers on congenital toxoplasmosis to set up a network for an active collaboration to this project.