PROGRAMS FOR CONTROLLING CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS: STUDY OF CURRENT STATUS IN A BRAZILIAN MUNICIPALITY

Authors

  • Fernanda Loureiro de Moura Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras protozooses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.
  • Patrícia Riddell Millar Goulart Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras protozooses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil e Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Adriana Pittella Sudré Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia da Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil
  • Maria Regina Reis Amendoeira Laboratório de Toxoplasmose e outras protozooses, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v44i4.39233

Keywords:

Toxoplasmosis, pregnant women, primary prevention, knowledge, congenital toxoplasmosis.

Abstract

Measures for congenital toxoplasmosis prevention may be performed at three levels. Primary prevention is characterized by education and public health programs, in which susceptible pregnant women receive guidance on sources of infection and on adopting preventive measures. The secondary level consists of serological screening during prenatal care. Finally, the tertiary level operates in already infected newborns, seeking to prevent clinical damage and late complications. This study aims to describe the situation of control measures for congenital toxoplasmosis in Niterói-RJ according to the National Health Promotion Policy. In Niterói, only secondary prevention is being implemented and there is no guidance on preventive measures to seronegative pregnant women. There is also no notification of congenital and acquired toxoplasmosis cases during pregnancy.

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Published

2015-12-28

How to Cite

DE MOURA, F. L.; GOULART, P. R. M.; SUDRÉ, A. P.; AMENDOEIRA, M. R. R. PROGRAMS FOR CONTROLLING CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS: STUDY OF CURRENT STATUS IN A BRAZILIAN MUNICIPALITY. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 44, n. 4, p. 478–482, 2015. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v44i4.39233. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/39233. Acesso em: 11 may. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 4 (2015)

Section

SHORT COMMUNICATION

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