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Isolation and characterization of Toxoplasma gondii isolates from human congenital toxoplasmosis cases reveal a new virulent genotype in São Paulo, Brazil.
Parasitology research - 1 Nov 2022
Meireles Luciana Regina, Bezerra Elizama Carneiro Machado, Andrade Joelma Queiroz, Cassiano Larissa Aparecida, Pena Hilda Fátima Jesus, Alves Bruna Farias, Francisco Rossana Pulcineli Vieira, de Andrade Heitor Franco
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Toxoplasma gondii causes severe disease in congenitally infected fetuses. The severity of fetal infection is related to the gestational stage at the time of maternal infection, parasite burden, and genotypic characteristics. South America has a high incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis and has the highest genotypic diversity of the parasite. In Brazil, clinical toxoplasmosis in children is notorious, however...
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