Toxoplasma antibodies and retinochoroiditis in the Marshall Islands and their association with exposure to radioactive fallout
Journal Article
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· Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.; (United States)
OSTI ID:6585541
Nearly universal serologic evidence of Toxoplasma gondii infection was found to have occurred by adulthood in 517 Marshallese tested in 1981-1982. The prevalence and incidence of retinal lesions compatible with toxoplasmosis were 3.9% and 273 cases/year/100,000 seropositive persons, respectively, thus indicating a significant public health problem. Seronegativity was significantly more common in a subgroup of Marshallese that had received 110-190 rads of total-body gamma radiation as a consequence of accidental exposure to radioactive fallout in 1954. Despite this finding there was no evidence of an increase in clinically significant lesions in exposed persons.
- Research Organization:
- Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY
- OSTI ID:
- 6585541
- Journal Information:
- Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.; (United States), Journal Name: Am. J. Trop. Med. Hyg.; (United States) Vol. 2; ISSN AJTHA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
ANIMAL TISSUES
ANTIBODIES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
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MARSHALL ISLANDS
MICRONESIA
OCEANIA
ORGANS
PARASITES
PARASITIC DISEASES
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RADIOINDUCTION
RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM
RETINA
SENSE ORGANS
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WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION
560161 -- Radionuclide Effects
Kinetics
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ANIMAL TISSUES
ANTIBODIES
BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS
BIOLOGICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
BODY
BODY AREAS
DISEASES
ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION
EXTERNAL IRRADIATION
EYES
FACE
FALLOUT
GAMMA RADIATION
HEAD
HUMAN POPULATIONS
IMMUNITY
INFECTIOUS DISEASES
IONIZING RADIATIONS
IRRADIATION
ISLANDS
MARSHALL ISLANDS
MICRONESIA
OCEANIA
ORGANS
PARASITES
PARASITIC DISEASES
POPULATIONS
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
RADIOINDUCTION
RETICULOENDOTHELIAL SYSTEM
RETINA
SENSE ORGANS
SENSE ORGANS DISEASES
TISSUES
WHOLE-BODY IRRADIATION