@article{fdi:010088592,
  title = {{S}eroepidemiology of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women and detection of infection acquired during pregnancy in {C}otonou, {B}enin [+ correction, vol. 30, no 48, 2023]},
  author = {{A}magb{\'e}gnon, {R}. and {D}echavanne, {C}{\'e}lia and {D}ambrun, {M}. and {Y}ehou{\'e}nou, {U}. and {A}kond{\'e}, {N}. and {M}igot {N}abias, {F}lorence and {T}onouh{\'e}wa, {A}. {B}. {N}. and {H}amidovic, {A}. and {F}ievet, {N}adine and {T}onato-{B}agnan, {A}. and {O}gouyemi-{H}ounto, {A}. and {A}lao, {M}. {J}. and {D}ard{\'e}, {M}. {L}. and {K}ind{\'e}-{G}azard, {D}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}ssessing the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women and the associated risk factors is the first step in defining policy for the prevention of congenital toxoplasmosis in a given population. {A}n epidemiological study was conducted during prenatal consultations at the {CHU}-{MEL} of {C}otonou ({B}enin) between {S}eptember 2018 and {A}pril 2021 and recruited 549 pregnant women to determine the seroprevalence and potential factors associated with {T}oxoplasma gondii infection. {T}oxoplasma gondii {I}g{G}/{I}g{M} antibodies were detected using an enzyme-linked fluorescence assay ({ELFA}) technique, an {I}g{G} avidity test and an {I}g{G}/{I}g{M} comparative {W}estern blot to diagnose the maternal toxoplasmosis serological status, the possibility of an infection acquired during pregnancy and congenital infection, respectively. {C}oncomitantly, the participants answered a questionnaire investigating potential risk factors. {T}oxoplasmosis seroprevalence was estimated at 44.4% (95% {CI} 40.3-48.6) and the factors significantly associated with {T}. gondii seropositivity were: age over 30 years, multigravid women and contact with cats. {T}he possibility of an infection acquired during the periconceptional period or the first trimester of pregnancy concerned six women [1.1% (95% {CI} 0.5-2.0)]. {H}owever, due to the low rate of serological controls in seronegative women, a significant proportion of women first tested during the 3rd trimester of pregnancy, and an insufficient sample size, the incidence of primary infection during pregnancy could not be determined. {N}o cases of congenital transmission occurred in the newborns from the suspected cases of primary infection.},
  keywords = {{T}oxoplasma gondii ; {S}eroprevalence ; {S}urvey ; {P}regnancy ; {M}aternal primary infection ; {B}enin ; {BENIN}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}arasite},
  volume = {30},
  numero = {},
  pages = {43 [10 p. + correction 2 p.]},
  ISSN = {1252-607{X}},
  year = {2023},
  DOI = {10.1051/parasite/2023040},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010088592},
}