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Severe acquired toxoplasmosis caused by wild cycle of Toxoplasma gondii, French Guiana.(THE AMAZON REGION: DISPATCHES)(Report)
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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April 1, 2009|
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French Guiana is a French territory in South America; the Amazon rain forest covers 92% of the territory. Toxoplasmosis is a cosmopolitan parasitic disease. It is usually benign in patients without immunosuppression, but in French Guiana, it is a major public health problem, mainly because of the high prevalence of AIDS and because of an emerging severe form of acquired toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent patients.
The Cases
Until 1998, only 2 cases of severe primary toxoplasmosis had been reported in French Guiana, in 1992 (1) and 1997 (2). However, from 1998 ...
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