High prevalence of toxoplasmosis and risk factors in Pregnant women in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

摘要

Background: Toxoplasmosis is often a benign and asymptomatic infection. However, women infected during pregnancy can transmit the infection to the foetus leading to stillbirths, birth defects, spontaneous abortion and others manifestations later in life such as mental retardation and chorioretinitis. In DRC, epidemiological data on toxoplasmosis are dated back to 1974. We determined in pregnant women, the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis, the proportion of acute infection including known risk factors.