Table 3 Correlates of seroprevalence of T. gondii in human population in Colombia
From: An overview of seventy years of research (1944 – 2014) on toxoplasmosis in Colombia, South America
Population studied (location) | No. tested | No. positive (%) | Correlates of infection | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthy, mentally ill and other pathologies (Bogotá) | 354 | 85 (24.0) | Patients with various disorders, >41 years old | [14] |
Blood donors (Medellín) | 184 | 98 (53.3) | 16–30 years old | [15] |
Pregnant women (Quindío) | 1617 | 1024 (63.3) | Ownership and contact with cats, consumption of raw meat, 39 – 44 years old | [19] |
Pregnant women (Villavicencio) | 300 | 158 (52.5) | Contact with stray cats | [24] |
Pregnant women (Cali) | 955 | 437 (45.8) | 30–39 years old, low socioeconomic level | [25] |
Group volunteers Colombia – Italy | 140 | 122 (50.8) | Age | [27] |
Asymptomatic population (Manizales) | 606 | 231 (38.1) | 50–69 years old | [23] |
Asymptomatic population (Pasto) | 240 | 108 (45.0) | Adults, geographical differences, association with geohelminth infections | [29] |
Handlers in slaughterhouses (Medellín) | 169 | 45 (26.6) | Pig meat handlers 33–37 years old | [31] |
Pregnant women with a history of abortion (Sincelejo) | 100 | 56 (56.0) | Cat exposure | [33] |
Handlers in slaughterhouses | 400 | 287 (71.8) | Ingestion of raw meat, exposure to animals, contact with soil | [37] |
Soldiers in operations in the Amazon rainforest (Bogotá) | 1001 | 620 (61.9) | Geographical differences, untreated water consumption, consumption of wild meat | [38] |
Colombian newborn screening of Toxoplasma | 15.333 | 61 (0.39) | Rate of annual rainfall, geographical differences | [10] |