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Vija Veisa

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Iodine Deficiency in Latvia: Current Status and Need for National Recommendations

2017

Abstract In the absence of a mandatory salt iodisation programme, two nationwide cross-sectional cluster surveys revealed persisting iodine deficiency among Latvian schoolchildren during the spring season and a noteworthy iodine deficiency in pregnant women in Latvia; these deficiencies warrant intervention. The consequences of mild-to-moderate iodine deficiency during pregnancy and lactation can adversely affect foetal brain development. Data from a Latvian population survey revealed the consumption of approximately 100 μg of iodine per day through foods and iodised salt. Therefore, strategies to increase the consumption of iodine-containing products should be implemented, particularly for…

iodine deficiencyPregnancyMultidisciplinaryGeneral interestScienceQiodine supplementationmedicine.diseaseIodine deficiencyIodine supplementationchildrenEnvironmental healthmedicinepregnancyCurrent (fluid)Proceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.
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Retrospective Serological Evidence of High Exposure of Globally Relevant Zoonotic Parasite Toxoplasma Gondii in The Latvian Population

2019

Abstract Toxoplasmosis is an important infection caused by the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii, which is a zoonotic parasite causing widespread human and animal diseases, mostly involving the central nervous system. Humans can acquire toxoplasmosis by ingestion of raw or undercooked meat containing T. gondii tissue cysts, ingestion of oocysts shed by infected felids via contaminated food or water, and by vertical transmission to the fetus through the placenta from the mother during pregnancy. The aim of the present study was to determine the seroprevalence of specific anti-T. gondii IgG and IgM antibodies using a large set of clinical diagnostic laboratory data obtained over a 14-y…

0301 basic medicineGeneral interestScience030231 tropical medicinePopulationSerological evidence03 medical and health sciences0302 clinical medicineparasitic diseasesParasite hostingeducationeducation.field_of_studyMultidisciplinaryseroprevalencebiologyQToxoplasma gondiiLatvian030108 mycology & parasitologybiology.organism_classificationVirologylanguage.human_languagecomorbidityagelarge scalelanguagepregnancytoxoplasmosisProceedings of the Latvian Academy of Sciences. Section B. Natural, Exact, and Applied Sciences.
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Iodine deficiency during pregnancy: a national cross-sectional survey in Latvia

2015

AbstractObjectiveLow iodine intake during pregnancy may cause thyroid dysfunction, which results in inadequate fetal brain development. In the absence of a universal salt iodization programme, we conducted a nationwide survey of iodine deficiency in pregnant women in Latvia.DesignA countrywide twenty-cluster survey, with at least twenty women per cluster. Participants completed a questionnaire on dietary habits concerning iodine intake (n 739). Thyroid function (thyroid-stimulating hormone, free thyroxine and thyroperoxidase antibodies) was measured (n 550). Urinary iodine was measured using the ammonium persulfate method (n 696).SettingThe survey was performed in all regions of Latvia duri…

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