Latent toxoplasmosis and preeclampsia: evidence for the role of chronic infection in pregnancy complications
The findings reveal that chronic toxoplasmosis is associated with an increased risk of PE, particularly among older housewives and women with limited health literacy. Public health interventions, including education on safe food handling practices and prenatal screening, have the potential to reduce both infection rates and the incidence of PE.
Authors
- Sargis A. Aghayan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8516-2778)
- Bahareh Basirpour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1978-9238)
- Mitra Sadeghi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7607-7229)
- Shahabeddin Sarvi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3412-1033)
- Seyed Abdollah Hosseini (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2990-1123)
- Marzieh Zamaniyan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8984-5592)
- Safieh Jamali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3423-8629)
- Bahman Rahimi Esboei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2595-9907)
- Ahmad Daryani
Institutions
- Yerevan State University (AM)
- Scientific Center of Zoology and Hydroecology (AM)
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth
- Published
- 2025-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-025-08052-7
- Primary Topic
- Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences