| the roles of cats and dogs in the transmission of toxoplasma infection in kuna and embera children in eastern panama. | to examine the relationship between antibody status and various hypothesized risk factors for toxoplasma gondii infection among two different amerindian populations in eastern panama. following up on earlier research that we conducted, we now explore the role of dogs in the natural transmission of toxoplasma, the role that dogs play in promoting transmission, the interactive effect of cats and dogs, and the accessibility of infective material to children. | 2004 | 15507185 |
| human toxoplasma infection in kuna and embera children in the bayano and san blas, eastern panama. | we conducted a survey of 760 amerindian children 2-12 years of age in the bayano and san blas areas of panama in 1991 to determine the prevalence of serum antibodies to toxoplasma gondii and the importance of hypothesized risk factors in human-induced native and sylvatic conditions, which have had few environmental changes, as opposed to rural and urban areas in panama previously studied. the overall prevalence of infection ranged between 0% and 42.5%. no age curve was detected, indicative of no ... | 1995 | 7485702 |