Abstract
Reactivation of Ocular Toxoplasmosis in Non-Hispanic Persons, Misiones Province, Argentina.
Highlights
Author affiliations: Universidad Católica de las Misiones, Misiones, Argentina
The highest prevalence of Ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) has been reported in Erechim, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, a state that borders Uruguay and Argentina, where a representative population-based household survey showed that 17.7% of 1,042 adults examined had OT [1]
It is still unclear whether the high rate of OT in South America is attributable to host or parasite genetic factors or differences in exposure rate [5,6]
Summary
Author affiliations: Universidad Católica de las Misiones, Misiones, Argentina (M. Rudzinski); Instituto de Investigaciones Médicas Alfredo Lanari, Buenos Aires, Argentina To the Editor: Ocular toxoplasmosis (OT), caused by the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, is known to be a major health problem in South America, especially in Colombia and Brazil [1,2,3]. In the province of Misiones in Argentina, the prevalence of OT in patients seeking care in an ophthalmic office is high and has been documented as high as 20% [7].
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