Pediatric Amazonian Toxoplasmosis Caused by Atypical Strains in French Guiana, 2002–2017

Romain Blaizot , Cécile Nabet , Denis Blanchet (1) , Elise Martin , Aurélien Mercier (2, 3) , Marie-Laure Dardé (2, 3) , Narcisse Elenga (4) , Magalie Pierre Demar (5)

1 Laboratoire Hospitalo-Universitaire de Parasitologie-Mycologie
2 NET - Neuroépidémiologie Tropicale
3 Service de Parasitologie Mycologie [CHU Limoges]
4 Service de Pédiatrie [Cayenne, Guyanne Française]
5 Unité des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales [Cayenne, Guyanne Française]

Amazonian toxoplasmosis is a recently described form of Toxoplasma gondii infection, characterized by severe clinical and biological features and involvement of atypical genetic strains circulating through a forest-based cycle. Though mostly reported in French Guiana since 1998, this disease is probably under-diagnosed in other areas of South America. Few data are available on its specific features in children.

Domaines: Santé publique et épidémiologie

Romain Blaizot, Cécile Nabet, Denis Blanchet, Elise Martin, Aurélien Mercier, et al.. Pediatric Amazonian Toxoplasmosis Caused by Atypical Strains in French Guiana, 2002–2017. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal, 2019, 38 (3), pp.e39-e42. ⟨10.1097/INF.0000000000002130⟩. ⟨hal-02044803⟩