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Pediatric Amazonian Toxoplasmosis Caused by Atypical Strains in French Guiana, 2002-2017.
The Pediatric infectious disease journal - 1 Mar 2019
Blaizot Romain, Nabet Cécile, Blanchet Denis, Martin Elise, Mercier Aurélien, Dardé Marie-Laure, Elenga Narcisse, Demar Magalie
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BACKGROUND: Amazonian toxoplasmosis is a recently described form of Toxoplasma gondii infection, characterized by severe clinical and biological features and involvement of atypical genetic strains circulating through a forest-based cycle. Though mostly reported in French Guiana since 1998, this disease is probably under-diagnosed in other areas of South America. Few data are available on its specific features in...
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