Open AccessOutbreak of ocular toxoplasmosis in Coimbatore, India
Author(s) -
M. Palanisamy,
Matcha Bhaskar,
Manohar Babu Balasundaram,
Raghuram Andavar,
Venkatapathy Narendran
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of ophthalmology/indian journal of ophthalmology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.542
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1998-3689
pISSN - 0301-4738
DOI - 10.4103/0301-4738.25839
Subject(s) - outbreak , toxoplasmosis , medicine , toxoplasma gondii , environmental health , public health , population , ingestion , virology , immunology , pathology , antibody
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that infects up to a third of the world's population. Infection is mainly acquired by ingestion of food that is contaminated with oocysts. We report an outbreak of ocular toxoplasmosis, which is an acute acquired type rather than reactivation of congenital toxoplasmosis. Our preliminary investigation points to municipal water contamination. This outbreak only proves the need of an effective public health system and health education in curtailing any outbreak.