Toxoplasmosis as a travel risk
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2014
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Sepulveda-Arias, Juan C.Gomez-Marin, Jorge E.

Bobić, Branko

Naranjo-Galvis, Carlos A.
Đurković-Đaković, Olgica

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Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite with worldwide distribution that infects more than one third of the global population. Primary infection in immunocompetent individuals is usually asymptomatic; however, different organs can be affected in immunocompromised individuals leading to the development of encephalitis, myocarditis or pneumonitis. The prevalence of infection with Toxoplasma as well as its genetic structure varies geographically and for that reason travel may be considered as a risk factor to acquire the infection. As toxoplasmosis is a foodborne disease, health care providers should give health education on prevention measures to all prospective travelers in order to decrease the risk of infection in endemic areas. This review presents an overview of the infection with T. gondii with some considerations for travelers to and from endemic zones.
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Toxoplasmos / Travelers / Clinical presentation / Treatment / PreventionSource:
Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease, 2014, 12, 6, 592-601Publisher:
- Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford
Funding / projects:
- Universidad Tecnologica de Pereira, Colombia [5-14-1]
- COLCIENCIAS, Colombia Departamento Administrativo de Ciencia, Tecnologia e Innovacion Colciencias [111056934589, 469-2013]
- Control of infections by Apicomplexan pathogens: from novel drug targets to prediction (RS-41019)
DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.05.007
ISSN: 1477-8939
PubMed: 24951321
WoS: 000347509100007
Scopus: 2-s2.0-84916937637
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Institut za medicinska istraživanjaTY - JOUR AU - Sepulveda-Arias, Juan C. AU - Gomez-Marin, Jorge E. AU - Bobić, Branko AU - Naranjo-Galvis, Carlos A. AU - Đurković-Đaković, Olgica PY - 2014 UR - http://rimi.imi.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/535 AB - Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite with worldwide distribution that infects more than one third of the global population. Primary infection in immunocompetent individuals is usually asymptomatic; however, different organs can be affected in immunocompromised individuals leading to the development of encephalitis, myocarditis or pneumonitis. The prevalence of infection with Toxoplasma as well as its genetic structure varies geographically and for that reason travel may be considered as a risk factor to acquire the infection. As toxoplasmosis is a foodborne disease, health care providers should give health education on prevention measures to all prospective travelers in order to decrease the risk of infection in endemic areas. This review presents an overview of the infection with T. gondii with some considerations for travelers to and from endemic zones. PB - Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford T2 - Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease T1 - Toxoplasmosis as a travel risk EP - 601 IS - 6 SP - 592 VL - 12 DO - 10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.05.007 ER -
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Sepulveda-Arias, J. C., Gomez-Marin, J. E., Bobić, B., Naranjo-Galvis, C. A.,& Đurković-Đaković, O.. (2014). Toxoplasmosis as a travel risk. in Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease Elsevier Sci Ltd, Oxford., 12(6), 592-601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.05.007
Sepulveda-Arias JC, Gomez-Marin JE, Bobić B, Naranjo-Galvis CA, Đurković-Đaković O. Toxoplasmosis as a travel risk. in Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease. 2014;12(6):592-601. doi:10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.05.007 .
Sepulveda-Arias, Juan C., Gomez-Marin, Jorge E., Bobić, Branko, Naranjo-Galvis, Carlos A., Đurković-Đaković, Olgica, "Toxoplasmosis as a travel risk" in Travel Medicine & Infectious Disease, 12, no. 6 (2014):592-601, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tmaid.2014.05.007 . .