The role of toxoplasmosis in congenital disease in Malaysia.
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1985-03-01
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Toxoplasmosis was found not to be an important cause of intrauterine infection in Malaysia as the rate of toxoplasma-specific IgM in 1,060 congenitally defective Malaysian children, 0 to 4 months old (0.4%) was lower than that in 405 normal children of the same age group (2.0%). A total of 8.2 intra-uterine toxoplasmic infections per 1,000 live births was detected of which one-third (2.7 per 1,000 live births) was overt, manifesting symptoms more of liver damage, than eye or brain damage. A comparison was made with the rates in U.S.A. and Europe. The role of toxoplasmosis in abortion needs to be studied.
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The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health.
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Tan DS, Mak JW. The role of toxoplasmosis in congenital disease in Malaysia. The Southeast Asian Journal of Tropical Medicine and Public Health. 1985 Mar; 16(1): 88-92