Acquisizione competenze tecnico-professionali:This congress takes place every 4 years alternatively in europe and in south america. objectives: to gather experts on toxoplasmosis (in pregnancy, in the fetus and in the newborn) from different areas of the world, to assess the current burden of disease and its implication for public health and policymakers, to provide new strategies to reduce the burden of congenital infection (via screening programs, national guidelines and antiparasitic therapies ).