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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
.
Diseases
Validation
Diseases presenting
"blindness"
symptom
aniridia
canavan disease
coats disease
cohen syndrome
congenital toxoplasmosis
cystinuria
dracunculiasis
fabry disease
gm1 gangliosidosis
junctional epidermolysis bullosa
kallmann syndrome
lamellar ichthyosis
neonatal adrenoleukodystrophy
oculocutaneous albinism
x-linked adrenoleukodystrophy
This symptom has already been validated