Screening programme for congenital toxoplasmosis in France.

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The high prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in France led to the establishment of a national screening programme. Preventive measures were progressively introduced, and these became compulsory in 1978 with the result that the incidence of congenital toxoplasmosis is now markedly reduced. Further improvements may include more systematic sampling from women before pregnancy, better and adequate health education and centralized notification of both maternal and congenital cases of toxoplasmosis.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Scand J Infect Dis Suppl

Title: Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases. Supplementum

ISSN: 0300-8878

ISSN (Print): 0300-8878

Publication date (Electronic): 1992

Volume: 84

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[1 ] Laboratoire de la Toxoplasmose, Institut de Puériculture, Paris, France.

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PubMed ID: 1290073

SO-VID: c01bd940-72f3-47d6-8aa2-4e82c2d6c3a0

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