Toxoplasmosis-Related Knowledge and Practices Among
Pregnant Women in the United States

Jeffrey L. Jones; Folashade  Ogunmodede; Joni  Scheftel; Elizabeth  Kirkland; Adriana  Lopez; Jay  Schulkin; Ruth  Lynfield

doi:10.1080/10647440300025512

Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology (Jan 2003)

Toxoplasmosis-Related Knowledge and Practices Among Pregnant Women in the United States

Jeffrey L. Jones,
Folashade Ogunmodede,
Joni Scheftel,
Elizabeth Kirkland,
Adriana Lopez,
Jay Schulkin,
Ruth Lynfield

Affiliations

Jeffrey L. Jones: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop F-22, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta 30341-3724, GA, USA
Folashade Ogunmodede: Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Joni Scheftel: Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA
Elizabeth Kirkland: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop F-22, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta 30341-3724, GA, USA
Adriana Lopez: Division of Parasitic Diseases, National Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Mailstop F-22, 4770 Buford Highway NE, Atlanta 30341-3724, GA, USA
Jay Schulkin: Department of Research, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, USA
Ruth Lynfield: Acute Disease Investigation and Control Section, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/10647440300025512
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 11, no. 3
pp. 139 – 145

Abstract

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Background: Infection with Toxoplasma gondii during pregnancy can lead to severe illness in the fetus. Many T. gondii infections are preventable by simple hygienic measures.

Published in Infectious Diseases in Obstetrics and Gynecology

ISSN: 1064-7449 (Print); 1098-0997 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Gynecology and obstetrics; Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/7281

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