Open AccessHigh Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Miners: A Case-Control Study in Rural Durango, Mexico
Author(s) -
Cosme AlvaradoEsquivel,
Sandy Janet Pacheco-Vega,
Jesús HernándezTinoco,
Luis Omar Berumen-Segovia,
Luis Francisco SánchezAnguiano,
Sergio Estrada-Martínez,
Ada Agustina Sandoval-Carrillo,
José M. Salas-Pacheco,
Oliver Liesenfeld,
Elizabeth Irasema Antuna-Salcido
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical medicine research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1918-3011
pISSN - 1918-3003
DOI - 10.14740/jocmr2789w
Subject(s) - toxoplasma gondii , medicine , odds ratio , confidence interval , toxoplasmosis , immunology , serology , antibody
Very little is known about the seroepidemiology of infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) in miners. We determine the association of T. gondii infection and the occupation of miner, and the association of seropositivity for T. gondii with the socio-demographic, clinical, work and behavioral characteristics of the miners.