A probable outbreak of toxoplasmosis among boarding school students in Turkey

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Doganci L., Tanyuksel M., Araz E. R., Besirbellioglu B. A., Erdem U., Ozoguz C. A., ...More

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION, vol.12, no.7, pp.672-674, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Volume: 12 Issue: 7
• Publication Date: 2006
• Doi Number: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01449.x
• Journal Name: CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.672-674
• Bursa Uludag University Affiliated: No

Abstract

In total, 171 students from a boarding school in Izmir, Turkey, with mild and non-specific symptoms of toxoplasmosis, were screened during September-October 2002. All 171 students were seropositive for Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM. Of 43 students tested, 40 (93%) had low IgG avidity. None showed evidence of ophthalmic involvement. The data suggest that T. gondii may spread rapidly in close living conditions, possibly following exposure to cat litter. This is the largest recent outbreak of toxoplamosis described in the medical literature.