Increase in Congenital Toxoplasmosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US
During the COVID-19 pandemic, prenatal care services were disrupted. We analyzed the trajectory slopes of cases of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) and acute toxoplasmosis during pregnancy from 2019 to 2022 (to reflect the cases during the pandemic years 2020–2022) vs. 2000 to 2019, using data from the...
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| author | Despina G. Contopoulos-Ioannidis Valerie Bonetti Jose G. Montoya |
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| description | During the COVID-19 pandemic, prenatal care services were disrupted. We analyzed the trajectory slopes of cases of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) and acute toxoplasmosis during pregnancy from 2019 to 2022 (to reflect the cases during the pandemic years 2020–2022) vs. 2000 to 2019, using data from the Remington Laboratory, the National Reference Center for Toxoplasmosis in the US. During the pandemic, there was a statistically significant upward trajectory in the yearly number of CT cases. Monitoring of this trend is needed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d7cd84dcc2cd4a9c9ee0de0aeba110602025-08-20T02:48:01ZengMDPI AGPathogens2076-08172024-10-01131193710.3390/pathogens13110937Increase in Congenital Toxoplasmosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the USDespina G. Contopoulos-Ioannidis0Valerie Bonetti1Jose G. Montoya2Dr. Jack S. Remington Laboratory for Specialty Diagnostics, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter Health, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USADr. Jack S. Remington Laboratory for Specialty Diagnostics, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter Health, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USADr. Jack S. Remington Laboratory for Specialty Diagnostics, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Sutter Health, Palo Alto, CA 94301, USADuring the COVID-19 pandemic, prenatal care services were disrupted. We analyzed the trajectory slopes of cases of congenital toxoplasmosis (CT) and acute toxoplasmosis during pregnancy from 2019 to 2022 (to reflect the cases during the pandemic years 2020–2022) vs. 2000 to 2019, using data from the Remington Laboratory, the National Reference Center for Toxoplasmosis in the US. During the pandemic, there was a statistically significant upward trajectory in the yearly number of CT cases. Monitoring of this trend is needed.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/11/937congenital toxoplasmosisacute toxoplasmosis during pregnancyCOVID-19 |
| spellingShingle | Despina G. Contopoulos-Ioannidis Valerie Bonetti Jose G. Montoya Increase in Congenital Toxoplasmosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US Pathogens congenital toxoplasmosis acute toxoplasmosis during pregnancy COVID-19 |
| title | Increase in Congenital Toxoplasmosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US |
| title_full | Increase in Congenital Toxoplasmosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US |
| title_fullStr | Increase in Congenital Toxoplasmosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US |
| title_full_unstemmed | Increase in Congenital Toxoplasmosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US |
| title_short | Increase in Congenital Toxoplasmosis During the COVID-19 Pandemic in the US |
| title_sort | increase in congenital toxoplasmosis during the covid 19 pandemic in the us |
| topic | congenital toxoplasmosis acute toxoplasmosis during pregnancy COVID-19 |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/13/11/937 |
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