AUTHOR=Camargo Sara Rafaela Valcacio , Borges Raquel Souza , Camargo Samantha Valcacio , Nascimento Ana Karoline de Freitas , Bezerra Héllyda de Souza , Souza Talita Araujo , de Souza Dyego Leandro Bezerra , Barbosa Isabelle Ribeiro 
  
TITLE=Prevalence of Gestational Toxoplasmosis by Race and Ethnicity: A Systematic Review
  
JOURNAL=Public Health Reviews
  
VOLUME=Volume 47 - 2026
  
YEAR=2026
  
URL=https://www.ssph-journal.org/journals/public-health-reviews/articles/10.3389/phrs.2026.1609202
  
DOI=10.3389/phrs.2026.1609202
  
ISSN=2107-6952
  
ABSTRACT=Objectivesto identify the prevalence of toxoplasmosis during pregnancy according to race or ethnicity through a systematic review.Methodsthe protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42024596261). Searches were conducted in PubMed, LILACS, Web of Science, Scopus, CINAHL, and Google Scholar using descriptors related to toxoplasmosis, pregnancy, prenatal care, and race/ethnicity combined with Boolean operators. Cross-sectional studies reporting prevalence among pregnant women according to racial or ethnic groups were included.Resultsof the 4,652 records identified, 10 studies met the inclusion criteria. Data were extracted, organized, and analyzed qualitatively. The findings revealed differences in toxoplasmosis prevalence between ethno-racial groups. In Brazil, higher prevalence was observed among Pardo (mixed-race) and Indigenous populations. In the United Kingdom, Afro-Caribbean women showed a prevalence of 31.48%. In Sri Lanka, Sinhalese women had higher prevalence (13.56%) compared to non-Sinhalese women (6.3%). Variations across continents were evident.Conclusionsignificant disparities in toxoplasmosis prevalence during pregnancy were identified among ethno-racial groups, especially among Pardo, Indigenous, and Black populations, highlighting the need for broader multicenter investigations worldwide.Systematic Review Registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?RecordID=CRD42024596261, identifier CRD42024596261.