Human toxoplasmosis as a result of swimming with pink dolphins in the Amazon river?-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Human toxoplasmosis as a result of swimming with pink dolphins in the Amazon river?

Published:2024-06-13 Issue:5 Volume:31 Page:
ISSN:1195-1982
Container-title:Journal of Travel Medicine
language:en
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Author:

Hinrichsen Sylvia Lemos¹²,Aguiar Santos Vilella Tatiana¹,Lima Neto Reginaldo Gonçalves¹

Affiliation:

1. Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE) - Centro de Ciências Médicas (CCM) , Área Acadêmica de Medicina Tropical, Av. da Engenharia, 531-611 - Cidade Universitária, Recife, PE 50670-901 , Brazil

2. Instituto Social das Medianeiras da Paz (ISMEP) – Hospital e Maternidade Santa Maria , Rua José Barreto de Alencar, 450 - Centro, Araripina, PE 56280-000 , Brazil

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis appears to be a common infection among humans, domestic and wild animals in the Manaus region, Amazonas state, Brazil. Tourist activities in this area include swimming with pink dolphins, suspended trails through the forest and visits to indigenous tribes. This case reports the diagnosis of toxoplasmosis should be included in investigations of travellers.

Publisher

Oxford University Press (OUP)

Link

https://academic.oup.com/jtm/advance-article-pdf/doi/10.1093/jtm/taae082/58359758/taae082.pdf

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