Background Toxoplasmosis during pregnancy can result in congenital anomalies or fetal
death. Universal antenatal screening is recommended in France, a strategy in place since …

Toxoplasmosis is a disease of considerable public health impact. As the transmission,
occurrence and phenotype of this disease are influenced in a complex way by host genetics …

Prenatal screening to prevent congenital toxoplasmosis as performed in France for several
decades has been questioned in view of the decreasing incidence of this infection and the …

Background Toxoplasmosis is a common parasitic infection caused by an obligate
intracellular protozoan, Toxoplasma gondii. If primary toxoplasmosis occurs during …

Background Toxoplasmosis is one of the common worldwide parasitic zoonosis due to
Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). Toxoplasmosis during pregnancy can result in fetal and …

Maternal infection by Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy may have serious
consequences for the fetus, ranging from miscarriage, central nervous system involvement …

Toxoplasma gondii's importance for humans refers mainly to primary infection during
pregnancy, resulting in abortion/stillbirth or congenital toxoplasmosis. The authors sought to …

Toxoplasmosis results in systemic disease, and if the mother is infected for the first time
during gestation, the fetus may suffer substantial damage. Relatively little is known about the …

Objective To determine the association between congenital toxoplasmosis and preterm
birth, low birthweight and small for gestational age birth. Design Multicentre prospective …

Background Toxoplasma gondii infections during pregnancy can result in abortion or
congenital defects. Prevalence and risk factors of toxoplasmosis in women of child-bearing …