Al-Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences (Jun 2014)

Toxoplasma Seroprevalence in Healthy Voluntary Blood Donors from Blood Bank of Baghdad

  • Aysar Essam Mahmood,
  • Zainb Mohammad Etawi,
  • Mayssa Abdul-Latif Ahmed

DOI
https://doi.org/10.32947/ajps.v14i1.120
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1

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In this study (300) blood samples were collected from healthy volunteer at national transfusion center, ministry of health, republic of Iraq, was examined for anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The seroprevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii total IgG, IgM antibodies were 85 (56.6%), 40 (26.6%) respectively. While positive rate for IgG, IgM in female and male were 65 (43.3%), 35 (23.3%) and 20(13.3%), 5 (3.3%) respectively. The high positive rate of IgG and IgM appear in femle whoage rated between (21-30) and (31-40) years old, were 27 (25.7%), 7 (15.5%) respectively. Also rate of toxoplasmosis in married women greater than married men 27 (28.4%), 2 (1.9%).The same things for women cats breed, the rate of IgG and IgM was 24(44.4), higher thanmen who breed cats.

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