Seroprevelance of Toxoplasma Gondii Among Aborted Women in Haditha

W. Khalil, R.

	Seroprevelance of Toxoplasma Gondii Among Aborted Women in Haditha
Al-Anbar Journal of Veterinary Sciences
Article 1, Volume 10, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 100-106 PDF (229.96 K)
Author
R. W. Khalil
Abstract
Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. Congenital transmission may occur when a pregnant mother acquired T.gondii infection for the first time in her life during pregnancy. During a period of six months, 206 blood samples were collected from aborted women who were referred to the Maternity and Child Hospital in Haditha, in addition to fifty (50) samples from apparent healthy women as control. Their age ranged from 15-40 years .All women screened for Toxoplasma IgM antibodies by latex Agglutination Test to study the positive rate of Toxoplasmosis in the community and to investigation the effect of risk factors on the positive rate of the disease. Toxoplasma IgM antibodies were demonstrated by using IFAT and ELFA technique to distinguish between acute and chronic infections. The overall seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis was 54.2%. The Toxoplasma antibodies increase with age especially in the age group 25-30 years.Disease was higher in area with rural life style 65.4% then that in urban area 39.5%.The frequency rate of abortion was higher in women with one abortion, than those with two or three abortion.The percentage of infected women in the first trimester 67(48.2%) was significantly different from that of other terms of gestation
Keywords
Toxoplasma Gondii; Aborted; Women

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