RT - Journal TY - JOUR A1 - Palanisamy, Manikandan A1 - Madhavan, Bhaskar A1 - Balasundaram, Manohar A1 - Andavar, Raghuram A1 - Venkatapathy, Narendran T1 - Outbreak of ocular toxoplasmosis in Coimbatore, India YR - 2006/4/1 JF - Indian Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Indian J Ophthalmol SP - 129 OP - 131 VO - 54 IS - 2 UL - https://journals.lww.com/ijo/pages/default.aspx/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2006;volume=54;issue=2;spage=129;epage=131;aulast=Palanisamy;t=5 DO - 10.4103/0301-4738.25839 N2 - Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that infects up to a third of the world's population. Infection is mainly acquired by ingestion of food that is contaminated with oocysts. We report an outbreak of ocular toxoplasmosis, which is an acute acquired type rather than reactivation of congenital toxoplasmosis. Our preliminary investigation points to municipal water contamination. This outbreak only proves the need of an effective public health system and health education in curtailing any outbreak. ER -