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Toxoplasmosis and pregnancy.
[congenital toxoplasmosis]
Question
Congenital
toxoplasmosis
is
a
dangerous
fetal
infection
.
Why
is
routine
screening
for
Toxoplasma
gondii
infection
during
pregnancy
not
available
for
most
Canadians
?
Answer
Low
prevalence
of
the
infection
,
high
cost
associated
with
testing
,
low
sensitivity
of
screening
tests
,
false-
positive
test
results
,
and
limitations
of
treatment
effectiveness
are
all
cited
as
reasons
for
not
routinely
screening
for
T
gondii
infection
in
Canada
.
Currently
,
screening
for
the
detection
of
T
gondii
is
only
performed
in
Nunavik
and
other
parts
of
northern
Quebec
owing
to
the
high
prevalence
of
infection
in
this
region
.
Congenital
toxoplasmosis
causes
neurologic
or
ocular
disease
(
leading
to
blindness
)
,
as
well
as
cardiac
and
cerebral
anomalies
.