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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis among blood donors in Kirkuk main blood bank. | ||
| Kirkuk Journal of Science | ||
| Article 1, Volume 10, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 107-128 PDF (0 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.32894/kujss.2015.103483 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Essa H. Al-hadedy; Rana H. Al-jubory; Mohammed A. kadir | ||
| Abstract | ||
| The study was carried out in Kirkuk main blood bank for period from beginning of anuary 2013 to end of September 2013 to detect Toxoplasma gondii among blood donors . A questionnaire form was arranged to get information from each blood donors including age, occupation and blood groups . Five ml of blood was collected from each blood donors, put in plain tube without anticoagulant, centrifuged and serum kept at -20ºc for serological tests. The level of Toxoplasma gondii was estimated using Latex and ELISA IgG and IgM . From 250 blood donors it was found that the rate of Toxoplasma was 25.2% the highest rate was among (30-39) years old while using ELISA-IgG the rate of positive cases was 19.6% with highest rate among (30-39) years; using ELISA-IgM the rate of positive cases was 8.8% the highest rate was among (40-49) years. In ELISA IgM and IgG the highest rate 11.6%. The highest rate was 34% among age groups (40-49)years. Regarding occupations the highest positivity rate was among private work with rate of seropositivity was 67%, 61%, 55%, 66% with Latex, IgG, IgM and IgG with IgM cases respectively . Regarding blood groups using Latex the highest rate was 44% among blood group A and in ELISA-IgG was 45% among blood group A also . While in ELISA –IgM and ELISA IgG+IgM the highest rate among blood group O (36% ,38%) respectively . It is concluded that, the distribution of Toxoplasma gondii was high among blood donors in main blood bank in Kirkuk . It is recommended to carry on further investigation for Toxoplasma gondii among blood donors in all part of the country . | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Toxoplasma; Blood donors; ELISA; Kirkuk | ||
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