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Table 2 Studies of seroprevalence of T. gondii in human populations conducted in Colombia

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

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)

 
  1. NR: not registered.