Table 3.
Prevalence of ocular disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii in Brazil*
| Year of sampling | Age group (yr) | Source of patients | Municipality (state) | Positive for T. gondii antibodies (%) | No. of patients | OT (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | All ages | Population-based household survey | Erechim (Rio Grande do Sul) | 74·8 | 1042 | 17·7 | [21] |
| 1996–1997 | 5–78 | Residents in rural area | Jaguapitã (Paraná) | 66 | 345 | 2·6 | [22] |
| 1998 | All ages | Population-based household survey | Venda Nova do Imigrante (Espírito Santo) | Not stated | 1074 | 11·7 | [23] |
| 1999 | All ages | Rural area | Governador Valadares (Minas Gerais) | 49·5 | 414 | 7·0 | [24] |
| 1998–2000 | All ages | Urban slums | Campos dos Goytacazes (Rio de Janeiro) | 90 | 110 | 8 | [25] |
| Rural area, poor community | |||||||
| 104 | 14 | ||||||
| 2001 | 5–21 | Students | Natal (Rio Grande do Norte) | 46 | 959 | 1·1 | [26] |
| 2004 | All ages | Rural | Santa Rita de Cássia, Barra Mansa (Rio de Janeiro) | 65·9 | 1071 | 3·8 | [27] |
| 2002 | 4–88 | Uveitis outpatient clinic | São Paulo city (São Paulo) | Not stated | 262 | 22 | [28] |
| 2009–2010 | 18–80 | Outpatient eye clinic | São José do Rio Preto (São Paulo) | 74·5 | 349 | 27·3 | This study |
*
Adapted from Table Supplement S3 of Dubey et al. [3], with permission.