EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF GESTATIONAL TOXOPLASMOSIS IN THE STATE OF TOCANTINS FROM 2019 TO 2024

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https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v11i11.22200

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Epidemiology. Pregnancy. Tocantins. Toxoplasmosis. Health surveillance.

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Toxoplasmosis, caused by the protozoan parasite *Toxoplasma gondii*, is a worldwide zoonosis, and infections are widely prevalent in humans and animals. Acute toxoplasmosis during pregnancy is asymptomatic in most hosts. Transmission to the fetus occurs more easily after the second half of gestation due to anatomical and immunological factors. Clinical manifestations in the neonatal period, when present, involve the classic triad of chorioretinitis, hydrocephalus, and intracranial calcifications. Screening, performed during prenatal care for all pregnant women, is done by measuring IgM and IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. Treatment is indicated for all pregnant women with acute toxoplasmosis, regardless of symptomatology, and should be initiated as early as possible.

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Author Biographies

  • Mylena Jorge Alarcon Ribeiro, Federal University of Tocantins

    Médica pela Universidade de Rio Verde, Residente de Ginecologia e Obstetrícia pela Universidade Federal do Tocantins.

  • Bruno Zanata, Federal University of Tocantins

    Médico pela Universidade Federal do Tocantins.

  • Gabriel dos Santos Zenkner, Federal University of Tocantins

    Médico pela Universidade Federal do Tocantins.

  • Samuel Borges Bezerra, Federal University of Tocantins

    Médico pela Universidade Federal do Tocantins.

  • Larissa Akemi Mazura, Federal University of Tocantins

    Acadêmica de medicina pela Universidade Federal do Tocantins. 

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2025-11-17

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Vol. 11 No. 11 (2025): Revista Ibero-Americana de Humanidades, Ciências e Educação — REASE

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Ribeiro, M. J. A., Zanata, B., Zenkner, G. dos S., Bezerra, S. B., & Mazura, L. A. (2025). EPIDEMIOLOGICAL PROFILE OF GESTATIONAL TOXOPLASMOSIS IN THE STATE OF TOCANTINS FROM 2019 TO 2024. Revista Ibero-Americana de Humanidades, Ciências E Educação, 11(11), 4708-4716. https://doi.org/10.51891/rease.v11i11.22200

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