Journal article
Toxoplasmosis in female high school students, pregnant women and ruminants in Cyprus
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BACKGROUND: The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is important to human and animal health worldwide. This is the first study of prevalence of infection with T. gondii and associated risk factors in human populations and small ruminants in Cyprus. METHODS: A random sample of 18 schools out of 46 participated: 1056 girls aged 16 to 18 years completed a questionnaire and were serologically tested for Toxoplasma between 2008 and 2011 (response rate 30%). In addition, infection with T. gondii l...
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- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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Zoodochou Pigis Clinique, Limassol, Cyprus
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Bibliographic Details
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press Publisher's website
- Journal:
- Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Journal website
- Volume:
- 110
- Issue:
- 6
- Pages:
- 359-366
- Publication date:
- 2016-06-01
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-05-11
- DOI:
- EISSN:
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1878-3503
- ISSN:
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0035-9203
- Source identifiers:
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634277
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- English
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- Pubs id:
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- Local pid:
- pubs:634277
- Deposit date:
- 2016-08-22
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- Liassides et al
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- Copyright © The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Oxford University Press at: https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trw038
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