Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in pregnant women and livestock in the mainland of China: a systematic review and hierarchical meta-analysis

Abstract Primary Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women may result in abortion, stillbirth, or lifelong disabilities of the unborn child. One of the main transmission routes to humans is consumption of raw or undercooked meat containing T. gondii tissue cysts. We aim to determine and compare...

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Main Authors: Huifang Deng, Brecht Devleesschauwer, Mingyuan Liu, Jianhua Li, Yongning Wu, Joke W. B. van der Giessen, Marieke Opsteegh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24361-8