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Seroprevalence of <jats:italic>Toxoplasma<\/jats:italic> infection was 31.7% (95% confidence interval = 25.6\u201338.4). Avidity testing in the three positive IgM cases indicated all were past infections. Multiparity (\u2265 3 children) was significantly associated with higher <jats:italic>Toxoplasma<\/jats:italic> seropositivity rates. Seroprevalence of <jats:italic>T. gondii<\/jats:italic> infection in this pregnant population is similar to the only other report from Myanmar, where multiparity was also identified as a significant association. <jats:italic>Toxoplasma<\/jats:italic> infection is important in pregnant women. Nevertheless, in this marginalized population, this infection may be given less priority, due to resource constraints in providing the most basic components of safe motherhood programs.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4269\/ajtmh.16-0999","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2017,4,19]],"date-time":"2017-04-19T07:00:05Z","timestamp":1492585205000},"page":"232-235","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":24,"title":["Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Refugee and Migrant Pregnant Women along the Thailand\u2013Myanmar Border"],"prefix":"10.4269","volume":"97","author":[{"given":"Bert J. 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