| seroprevalence to some torch agents in a sicilian female population of fertile age. | the seroprevalence to toxoplasma gondii (41.1%), rubella virus (88.2%), cytomegalovirus (86.0%), and herpes simplex virus (80.0%) has been evaluated in fertile women living in catania (sicily). the population group studied was divided into four age groups to quantify the risk of primary infection in each age group. | 1993 | 8405322 |
| [postnatal follow-up of infants born to mothers with certain toxoplasma gondii infection: evaluation of prenatal management]. | the clinical management of perinatal toxoplasmosis involves a gynaecologist during pregnancy and a neonatologist after delivery. then, in the absence of a uniform approach, early evaluation of infected infants requires a thorough long-term follow-up also in asymptomatic children, who have to be observed for at least one year due to unpredictable sequelae in later life. we retrospectively analyzed pregnancy management of 54 women with certain infection from toxoplasma gondii (tg) and prospectivel ... | 2005 | 16220026 |
| toxoplasma gondii infections in sheep in sicily, southern italy. | the aim of the study was to determine the burden of toxoplasma gondii-infections in sheep in sicily, southern italy and the risk factors for infection. sera from 1961 sheep were collected just before slaughtering from 62 farms located in 8 out of 9 sicilian administrative districts. the sera were analysed for toxoplasma-specific igg antibodies using commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. sheep less than 4 weeks old were further analysed by elisa for toxoplasma-specific igm-ant ... | 2007 | 17383099 |
| diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis: pre- and post-natal evaluation in sicilian (italy) epidemiological area. preliminary data. | to evaluate the usefulness of conventional serological methods with western blot assay (wb) in congenital toxoplasmosis diagnosis, we prospectively enrolled in a clinical and serological follow-up all pregnant women with toxoplasma gondii infection and their offspring, referred to us from october 2004. western blot and standard serological test were performed on sera collected from mother during pregnancy and from mother and child at birth, at postpartum month 1-3-6-9 and 12. at this point in ti ... | 2007 | 18416004 |
| risk factors for toxoplasmosis in pigs bred in sicily, southern italy. | the aim of the study was to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii infection in pigs raised and slaughtered in sicily, southern italy, and to evaluate the risk factors associated with the infection. samples were collected in seven slaughterhouses and on-site on 274 raising farms across sicily, in the period from january 2006 until march 2007. for each sampled pig born and raised in sicily, information was obtained on gender, age, origin, final destination of meat and farm management. ... | 2009 | 19246158 |
| development and validation of a real-time pcr assay for the detection of toxoplasma gondii dna in animal and meat samples. | we report a rapid and reliable method for the detection of toxoplasma gondii in meat and animal tissues based on real-time polymerase chain reaction (pcr). samples were collected from cattle, small ruminants, horses, and pigs raised or imported into sicily, italy. all dna preparations were assayed by real-time pcr tests targeted to a 98-bp long fragment in the af 529-bp repeat element and to the b1 gene using specific primers. diagnostic sensitivity (100%), diagnostic specificity (100%), limit o ... | 2017 | 28176611 |
| impact of traditional practices on food safety: a case of acute toxoplasmosis related to the consumption of contaminated raw pork sausage in italy. | a case of acute toxoplasmosis in an adolescent girl, almost certainly related to the consumption of raw sausage, is described. the girl suffered of fever and weakness and presented a swollen lymph node in the submandibular region. serology analysis was positive for toxoplasma gondii and excluded other infections. further analysis, with avidity test and immunoblot, confirmed the acute toxoplasmosis. she reported that about a month before the appearance of the symptoms, she had eaten a piece of ra ... | 2014 | 24680078 |