Epidemiological profile of gestational and congenital toxoplasmosis cases arising out of the population outbreak

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https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2021.1.40108

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toxoplasmosis congenital, pregnancy, epidemiology

Abstract

Objective: To trace the epidemiological profile of cases of gestational and congenital toxoplasmosis reported in the city of Santa Maria - RS, resulting from the outbreak that occurred in 2018 and to investigate the association between maternal variables and the baby’s diagnosis.
Method: Cases reported between March 2018 and March 2019 were retrospectively evaluated. The baby’s diagnosis and maternal variables were analyzed using descriptive statistics and chi-square test.
Results: During the study period, 206 cases of gestational toxoplasmosis were reported, of which 74 were confirmed as a recent infection. Vertical transmission was confirmed in 27% of cases. There was a higher frequency of transmission in pregnant women who were diagnosed in the third trimester of pregnancy (p = 0.001) and who did not undergo treatment during pregnancy (p <0.001).
Conclusion: The occurrence of congenital toxoplasmosis is associated with late diagnosis, in the last trimester of pregnancy, and consequent lack of adequate treatment. In addition, there was a high prevalence of children infected by vertical transmission due to the outbreak, which reinforces the importance of prenatal care and attention to the need for adequate treatment and care during the development of infected children.

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Natiele Camponogara Righi, Universidade Franciscana (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Mestre em Reabilitação Funcional pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), em Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Letícia Hermes, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Mestre em Ciências da Saúde pela Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), em Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Júlia Danezi Piccini, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Pediatra pelo Hospital Universitário de Santa Maria (HUSM) e Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), em Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Jerônimo Costa Branco, Universidade Franciscana (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Doutor em Saúde e Comportamento pela Universidade Católica de Pelotas. Docente na Universidade Franciscana (UFN), em Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Jovito Adiel Skupien, Universidade Franciscana (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Doutor em Odontologia pela Universidade Federal de Pelotas (UFPel). Docente na Universidade Franciscana (UFN), em Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Angela Regina Maciel Weinmann, Universidade Franciscana (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Doutora pela Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo (FMRP-USP). Docente na Universidade Franciscana (UFN) e na Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), em Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Maria Clara da Silva Valadão, Universidade Franciscana (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil; Universidade Federal de Santa Maria (UFSM), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Doutora em Medicina/Pediatria pela Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS), em Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil. Docente na Universidade Franciscana (UFN) em Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Natielen Jacques Schuch, Universidade Franciscana (UFN), Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

Doutora em Nutrição em Saúde Pública pela Faculdade de Saúde Pública da Universidade de São Paulo. Docente na Universidade Franciscana (UFN) em Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.

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2021-09-28

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Righi, N. C., Hermes, L. ., Piccini, J. D., Branco, J. C., Skupien, J. A., Weinmann, A. R. M., … Schuch, N. J. (2021). Epidemiological profile of gestational and congenital toxoplasmosis cases arising out of the population outbreak. Scientia Medica, 31(1), e40108. https://doi.org/10.15448/1980-6108.2021.1.40108

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