Palanisamy Manikandan, Madhavan Bhaskar, Balasundaram Manohar Babu, Andavar Raghuram, Venkatapathy Narendran
Department of Microbiology, Aravind Eye Care System, Aravind Eye Hospital and Post Graduate Institute of Ophthalmology, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India.
Indian J Ophthalmol. 2006 Jun;54(2):129-31. doi: 10.4103/0301-4738.25839.
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that infects up to a third of the world's population. Infection is mainly acquired by ingestion of food that is contaminated with oocysts. We report an outbreak of ocular toxoplasmosis, which is an acute acquired type rather than reactivation of congenital toxoplasmosis. Our preliminary investigation points to municipal water contamination. This outbreak only proves the need of an effective public health system and health education in curtailing any outbreak.
弓形虫是一种原生动物寄生虫，全球多达三分之一的人口受其感染。感染主要通过摄入被卵囊污染的食物获得。我们报告了一起眼部弓形虫病疫情，这是一种急性获得型而非先天性弓形虫病的复发。我们的初步调查指向市政水污染。此次疫情仅证明了建立有效的公共卫生系统和开展健康教育以遏制任何疫情爆发的必要性。
