Authors | Country/year | Population | N | Age X±SD (years) | Sex ratio | Prevalence of infection | Risk factors of infection | Risk factors of OT |
Samudio | Paraguay/2015 | Patients of the retina department | 80 | 53±20 | 0.8 | 84% | Not washing vegetables with sodium hypochlorite eat the meat of wild animals | Not studied |
Gomez-Marín | Colombia/2012 | Military personnel | 500 | Median=2520–36 38 | – | 80% | Drinking lake or river water Consumption of wild animals | Not studied |
Mendes | Brazil/2014 | Uveitis patients of ophthalmology department | 159 | Non-spécifié | 0.9 | 73% | Age 31–40 years | Not studied |
Fereira | Brazil/2014 | Patients of eye clinics | 349 | 56.9±17.0 | 1.1 | 74.5% | Presence of cats or dogs consumption of raw or undercooked meat | Age level of schooling |
Gomez-Marín | Colombia/2021 | The population of two urban districts | 161 | Median=50 years | 0.4 | 69.5% | Drinking untreated water | No risk factors found |
Ukamaka | Nigeria/2016 | Patients of ophthalmology department | 138 | Non-spécifié | 0.8 | Not specified | Not studied | Exposure to cats Poorly cooked meat Unfiltered water Cataract surgery |
Emem | Nigeria/2021 | Livestock farmers and raw meat handlers | 339 | 34.8±11.6 | 0.8 | 55.8% | Not specified | Age 31–50 years female gender |
Abu | Ghana/2016 | The population of three communities | 390 | 47±20.3 | 0.4 | 85 % | Sanitary conditions contact with soil contact with cat source of drinking water | Older age |
This study | RD Congo/2022 | Uveitis patients | 212 | 42.1±15.9 | 1.1 | 86.3% | No risk factors found | Age <60 years Eating cats and undercooked meat Living in rural area |
OT, ocular toxoplasmosis.