Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis appears to be more severe in Brazil, where it is a leading cause of blindness, than in Europe, but direct comparisons are lacking. Evidence is accumulating that more virulent genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii predominate in South America.
Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe / R.E. Gilbert, K. Freeman, E.G. Lago, L.M.G. Bahia-Oliveira, H.K. Tan, M. Wallon, W. Buffolano, M.R. Stanford, E. Petersen, P. Thulliez, S. Rommand, F. Peyron, D. Schmidt, P.M. Remmer, A. Prusa, M. Hayde, A. Pollak, M.-. Bessieres, J. Franck, H. Dumon, P. Bastien, E. Issert, C. Chemla, N. Ferret, P. Marty, H. Pelloux, H. Fricker-Hidalgo, C. Bost-Bru, B. Evengard, G. Malm, E. Semprini, V. Savasi, J. Melamed, E. Neto, A.M. Wilken de Abreu Oliveira, R.G. Peixe, M. Cortina-Borja. - In: PLOS NEGLECTED TROPICAL DISEASES. - ISSN 1935-2727. - 2:8(2008 Aug), pp. e277.1-e277.7.
Ocular sequelae of congenital toxoplasmosis in Brazil compared with Europe
E. Semprini;V. Savasi;
2008
Abstract
Toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis appears to be more severe in Brazil, where it is a leading cause of blindness, than in Europe, but direct comparisons are lacking. Evidence is accumulating that more virulent genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii predominate in South America.
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