From: An overview of seventy years of research (1944 – 2014) on toxoplasmosis in Colombia, South America
Year | Population studied | Area on the map | No. tested | Test (cut-off) | No. positive (%) | Reference |
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Low risk groups | ||||||
1956 | Indigenous Guambianos | CAU | 297 | SF (16) | 88(29.63) | [11] |
1956 | Healthy patients | D.C, BOL, ATL, CAL, ANT | 36 | SF (NR) | 22(61.11) | [14] |
1959 | Healthy individuals | D.C | 205 | SF (NR) | 47(22.93) | [14] |
Mental patients | 111 | 23(20.72) | ||||
Patients with diverse ailments | 38 | 15(39.47) | ||||
1968 | Blood donors | ANT | 184 | SF (2) | 98(53.26) | [15] |
1969 | Patients from Tunja Hospital | BOY | 171 | SF (8) | 41(24.00) | [16] |
Soldiers | BOY | 254 | 134(52.76) | |||
1974 | Soldiers from several regions | 1771 | SF (16) | 886(50.02) | [12] | |
1976 | Pregnant women | ANT | 120 | SF (NR) | 10(8.33) | [9] |
1980 | Pregnant women, nationwide survey | 414 | IFAT (16) | 26(63.04) | [17] | |
1992 | Pregnant women (National Institute of Health) | D.C | 1000 | IFAT (16) | 590(59.00) | [18] |
1993 | Pregnant women | QUI | 1617 | IFAT (16) | 1024(63.33) | [19] |
1996 | Pregnant women | CAS | 51 | IFAT(16) | 37(72.55) | [20] |
Women of reproductive age | 327 | 253(77.37) | ||||
1997 | Pregnant women | QUI | 937 | IFAT (16) | 569(60.73) | [21] |
1998 | Pregnant women | D.C | 637 | IFAT (16) | 299(46.94) | [22] |
2003 | Individuals without contact with dogs | CAL | 300 | IFAT (64) | 132(44.00) | [23] |
Dog owners | 306 | 99(32.35) | ||||
2005 | Pregnant women | MET | 300 | ELISA (>10 UI/ml) | 158(52.67) | [24] |
2005 | Pregnant women | VAC | 955 | MEIA (NR) | (45.76) | [25] |
2007 | University students without ocular lesion | QUI | 21 | ELISA (>10 UI/ml) | 13(61.91) | [26] |
University students with ocular lesion | 12 | 9(75.00) | ||||
2008 | Group volunteers | Not Stated | 140 | ELISA (>1 UI) | 74(52.86) | [27] |
2009 | National Institute of Health of Colombia | D:C | 243 | ELISA (>10 UI/ml) | 137(56.38) | [28] |
2012 | Adult and child population | NAR | 240 | ELISA (>9 UI/ml) | 108(45.00) | [29] |
High-risk groups | ||||||
1981 | Patients with clinical toxoplasmosis | VCA | 44 | IHAT (NR) | 24(54.55) | [30] |
1981 | Handlers of slaughterhouses | ANT | 169 | IFAT (16) | 45(26.63) | [31] |
2001 | HIV-positive patients | D.C | 16 | IFAT (128) | (93.75) | [32] |
2003 | Pregnant women with a history of abortion | SUC | 100 | ELFA (>8 UI/ml) | 56(56.00) | [33] |
2005 | Patients with uveitis | D.C | 25 | ELISA (>9 UI/ml) | 23(92.00) | [34] |
2006 | Veterinarians | MET | 86 | ELISA (>10 UI/ml) | 36(44.19) | [35] |
2007 | HIV patients with cerebral toxoplasmosis | QUI | 21 | ELISA (>10 UI/ml) | 16(76.19) | [36] |
2008 | Handlers in slaughterhouses | D.C, | 82 | ELFA (>8 UI/ml) | 44(53.66) | [37] |
SAN | 73 | 48(65.75) | ||||
ANT | 72 | 45(62.50) | ||||
COR | 80 | 67(83.75) | ||||
MET | 93 | 83(89.25) | ||||
2009 | Soldiers operating in jungle | D.C | 490 | ELISA (NR) | 394(80.41) | [38] |
Urban soldiers operating in Bogotá | 501 | 226(4511) | ||||
2011 | Colombian newborn screening of Toxoplasma | QUI | 1517 | IC-ELISA (OD 8) | 31(2.04) | [10] |
ATL | 2901 | 2(0.07) | ||||
D.C | 5398 | 12(0.22) | ||||
SAN | 3036 | 7(0.23) | ||||
NSA | 1124 | 0(0.00) | ||||
CAQ | 510 | 9(1.76) | ||||
LAG | 801 | 0(0.00) |