Marieke Opsteegh

Dr. Marieke Opsteegh

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Academic Career Length

17Years (2010-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2010 in International Journal of Food Microbiology
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MOMarieke Opsteegh
Marieke Opsteegh
MLMerel Langelaar
Merel Langelaar
HSHein Sprong
Hein Sprong
LHLaurien Den Hartog
Laurien Den Hartog
SCStéphane De Craeye
Stéphane De Craeye
JGJoke van der Giessen
Joke van der Giessen

1 November 2011 in International Journal of Food Microbiology
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MOMarieke Opsteegh
Marieke Opsteegh
SPSaskia Prickaerts
Saskia Prickaerts
KFKlaas Frankena
Klaas Frankena
EEEric G. Evers
Eric G. Evers

1 May 2012 in Preventive Veterinary Medicine
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MOMarieke Opsteegh
Marieke Opsteegh
RHR. Haveman
R. Haveman
ASA.N. Swart
A.N. Swart
MMM.E. Mensink-Beerepoot
M.E. Mensink-Beerepoot
AHA. Hofhuis
A. Hofhuis
JGJ.W.B. van der Giessen
J.W.B. van der Giessen

1 March 2011 in International Journal for Parasitology
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MOMarieke Opsteegh
Marieke Opsteegh
PTPeter Teunis
Peter Teunis
LZLothar Züchner
Lothar Züchner
AKAd Koets
Ad Koets
MLMerel Langelaar
Merel Langelaar
JGJoke van der Giessen
Joke van der Giessen

1 September 2010 in Preventive Veterinary Medicine
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MOMarieke Opsteegh
Marieke Opsteegh
PTPeter Teunis
Peter Teunis
MMMarieke Mensink
Marieke Mensink
LZLothar Züchner
Lothar Züchner
ATAdriana Titilincu
Adriana Titilincu
JGJoke van der Giessen
Joke van der Giessen

20 January 2011 in PLOS ONE
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MOMarieke Opsteegh
Marieke Opsteegh
ASArno Swart
Arno Swart
MFManoj Fonville
Manoj Fonville
LDLeo Dekkers
Leo Dekkers
JGJoke van der Giessen
Joke van der Giessen
Toxoplasma gondii is an important zoonotic pathogen that is best known as a cause of abortion or abnormalities in the newborn after primary infection during pregnancy. Our aim was to determine the prevalence of T. gondii in wild boar to investigate the possible role of their meat in human infection and to get an indication of the environmental contamination with T. gondii. The presence of anti-T. gondii antibodies was determined by in-house ELISA in 509 wild boar shot in 2002/2003 and 464 wild boar shot in 2007. Most of the boar originated from the “Roerstreek” (n = 673) or the “Veluwe” (n = 241). A binormal mixture model was fitted to the log-transformed optical density values for wild boar up to 20 months old to estimate the optimal cut-off value (−0.685) and accompanying sensitivity (90.6%) and specificity (93.6%). The overall seroprevalence was estimated at 24.4% (95% CI: 21.1–27.7%). The prevalence did not show variation between sampling years or regions, indicating a stable and homogeneous infection pressure from the environment. The relation between age and seroprevalence was studied in two stages. Firstly, seroprevalence by age group was determined by fitting the binary mixture model to 200 animals per age category. The prevalence showed a steep increase until approximately 10 months of age but stabilized at approximately 35% thereafter. Secondly, we fitted the age-dependent seroprevalence data to several SIR-type models, with seropositives as infected (I) and seronegatives as either susceptible (S) or resistant (R). A model with a recovery rate (SIS) was superior to a model without a recovery rate (SI). This finding is not consistent with the traditional view of lifelong persistence of T. gondii infections. The high seroprevalence suggests that eating undercooked wild boar meat may pose a risk of infection with T. gondii.