Toxoplasmosis: the Time Has Come

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Toxoplasmosis is a serious disease in persons with the congenital infection and in immunocompromised patients. The tragedy of toxoplasmosis as a cause of blindness or near-blindness or of psychomotor or mental retardation in children and the fact that it can be prevented have never concerned the medical community in the United States as much as in Europe. Almost 15 years ago Desmonts and Couvreur of Paris defined in the Journal the risk and range of severity of congenital toxoplasmosis, the value of systematic screening and patient education, and the value of treatment of the mother during pregnancy to prevent transmission . . .

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