Association between Toxoplasma gondii exposure and abdominal pain: An age- and gender-matched case-control seroprevalence study.

Abdominal pain has been rarely reported in individuals infected with Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii). The aim of this study was to determine the association between T.

Toxoplasma gondii infection and insomnia: A case control seroprevalence study.

We determined the association between Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) infection and insomnia. Through an age-and gender-matched case-control study, 577 people with insomnia (cases) and 577 people without insomnia (controls) were tested for anti-T.

Is Infection Associated with Sexual Promiscuity? A Cross-Sectional Study.

We determined the association between seropositivity and a history of sexual promiscuity. The study included 3933 people (mean age: 41.81 ± 14.

Low Seroprevalence in People in Rural Durango, Mexico.

The epidemiology of infection in rural Mexico is largely unknown. Therefore, we sought to determine the seroprevalence of infection in rural people in a northern Mexican state. We performed a cross-sectional seroprevalence study of 641 people living in rural Durango State including 282 subjects of the general population, 214 subjects of Huichol ethnicity, and 145 subjects of Mennonite ethnicity.

Knowledge and practices regarding toxoplasmosis in housewives: A cross sectional study in a northern Mexican city.

We aimed to determine the knowledge and practices regarding toxoplasmosis among housewives in the northern Mexican city of Durango. One hundred eighty-five women (mean age: 41.27 ± 12.

Seroepidemiology of Infection in Backyard Pigs in Durango State, Mexico.

Purpose: This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and correlates of IgG antibodies in backyard pigs in the northern Mexican state of Durango. We performed a cross-sectional study of 305 backyard pigs. Anti- IgG antibodies were detected using microscopic agglutination assay (MAT) with a panel of 12 antigens.

Apparently high Leptospira antibody seropositivity in donkeys for slaughter in three municipalities in Durango, Mexico.

We determined the seropositive percentage and the determinants of Leptospira exposure in domestic donkeys presented for slaughter in the State of Durango, Mexico. We examined 194 donkeys in 4 gathering premises. Sera of donkeys were analyzed for anti- Leptospira IgG antibodies using a microscopic agglutination assay with a panel of 7 Leptospira antigens.

Seroepidemiology of hepatitis E virus infection in pigs in Durango State, Mexico.

No information about hepatitis E virus (HEV) infection in pigs in the northern Mexican state of Durango exists. We determined the seroprevalence and correlates of anti-HEV IgG antibodies in pigs in Durango, Mexico. Through a cross-sectional study, we studied 427 pigs raised in backyards (n = 328), or slaughtered (n = 99) in Durango.