Nóbrega Otávio de Tolêdo, Karnikowski Margô Gomes de Oliveira
Center for Studies in Health Sciences, University of Brasília, Aguas Claras, 72030-170 Brasília, DF, Brazil.
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. 2005 Jul-Aug;38(4):358-60. doi: 10.1590/s0037-86822005000400018. Epub 2005 Aug 3.
Acute infections by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy (gestational toxoplasmosis) are known to cause serious health problems to the fetus (congenital toxoplasmosis). In Brasília, there have been few studies on the incidence of toxoplasmosis. This report summarizes a retrospective study performed on 2,636 selected pregnant women attended by the public health system of Guará, a satellite-city of Brasília. In this survey, 17 cases of gestational toxoplasmosis were detected; 15 of which were primary maternal infection and the remaining 2 were consistent with secondary maternal infection. These results suggest an annual seroconversion rate of 0.64 percent (90 percent confidence interval: 0.38, 0.90).
