Michaela Sovičková’s research while affiliated with Charles University in Prague and other places

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Figure 1.  Correlation between prevalence of toxoplasmosis humidity, geolatitude and GDP per capita in all 88 countries.
The GDP (1000 $), latitude (°) and relative humidity (%) data are shown only for the region or locality for which latent toxoplasmosis prevalence information (%) is reported.
Figure 1. Correlation between prevalence of toxoplasmosis humidity, geolatitude and GDP per capita in all 88 countries. The GDP (1000 $ ), latitude ( u ) and relative humidity (%) data are shown only for the region or locality for which latent toxoplasmosis prevalence information (%) is reported. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090203.g001 
Table 1.  Prevalence of latent toxoplasmosis in women of childbearing age in various countries.
Figure 2. Correlation of prevalence of toxoplasmosis with various disease-attributed DALY for 88 WHO-member countries. The x- axes show prevalence of toxoplasmosis (%) in women of childbearing age and y-axes the number years of ‘healthy’ life lost by virtue of being in a state of poor health or disability due to particular disease per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0090203.g002 
Figure 2.  Correlation of prevalence of toxoplasmosis with various disease-attributed DALY for 88 WHO-member countries.
The x-axes show prevalence of toxoplasmosis (%) in women of childbearing age and y-axes the number years of ‘healthy’ life lost by virtue of being in a state of poor health or disability due to particular disease per 100,000 inhabitants in 2004.

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Toxoplasmosis - A Global Threat. Correlation of Latent Toxoplasmosis with Specific Disease Burden in a Set of 88 Countries
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Michaela Sovičková

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Background Toxoplasmosis is becoming a global health hazard as it infects 30-50% of the world human population. Clinically, the life-long presence of the parasite in tissues of a majority of infected individuals is usually considered asymptomatic. However, a number of studies show that this 'asymptomatic infection' may also lead to development of other human pathologies.Aims of the studyThe purpose of the study was to collect available geoepidemiological data on seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis and search for its relationship with mortality and disability rates in different countries.Methods and findingsPrevalence data published between 1995-2008 for women in child-bearing age were collected for 88 countries (29 European). The association between prevalence of toxoplasmosis and specific disease burden estimated with age-standardized Disability Adjusted Life Year (DALY) or with mortality, was calculated using General Linear Method with Gross Domestic Product per capita (GDP), geolatitude and humidity as covariates, and also using nonparametric partial Kendall correlation test with GDP as a covariate. The prevalence of toxoplasmosis correlated with specific disease burden in particular countries explaining 23% of variability in disease burden in Europe. The analyses revealed that for example, DALY of 23 of 128 analyzed diseases and disease categories on the WHO list showed correlations (18 positive, 5 negative) with prevalence of toxoplasmosis and another 12 diseases showed positive trends (p

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... Concerning the geographical and meteorological stations, our findings point out significant decreasing and increasing trends in an association between T. gondii prevalence in Bovidae and different areas. Low latitude and longitude, humidity, moderate temperature, and high rainfall are required for sporulation and better survival of oocysts (Flegr et al., 2014;Tenter et al., 2000). However, our findings showed relatively conflicting results for the PP in some parameters. ...

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Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in natural ungulates as human zoonotic meat‐borne pathogens: A systematic review and meta‐analysis
Toxoplasmosis - A Global Threat. Correlation of Latent Toxoplasmosis with Specific Disease Burden in a Set of 88 Countries