Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women and its associated factors among hospital and community populations in Lambayeque, Peru.

Introduction: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis caused by Toxoplasma gondii. This study investigated the prevalence and factors associated with toxoplasmosis among pregnant women.

Methods: We followed an analytical observational study.

[Leptospirosis frequency and socio-demographic characteristics associated in febrile patients from northern Perú].

Unlabelled: INDRODUCTION: Leptospirosis is a frequent cause of febrile illness around the world, particularly in tropical and subtropical areas such as Perú.

Objective: To estimate the frequency and socio-demographic characteristics associated with leptospirosis in febrile patients in northern Perú.

Materials And Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted from January to December 2014 in 143 fever cases admitted to the Hospital Regional Lambayeque, Perú.