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Seroepidemiological aspects of toxoplasmosis among pre-school children in Najaf Province | ||
| Magazine of Al-Kufa University for Biology | ||
| Article 1, Volume 3, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 206-211 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was used to detect anti Toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM in serum, the records of 154 patients children at the age of less than six years (pre-school age) attending the hospitals and the private laboratories in Najaf/ Iraq during the period from January 2009 to December 2009 were reviewed. Investigation by using VIDAS technique presence of T. gondii antibodies showed that 48% of the patients were infected with the parasite, (27% of male as well as 21% of females) were among the positive cases. The percentage of IgG containing serum (66%) was more those contained IgM (34%). The hematological aspects have some relationship with toxoplasmosis, erythrocytes sedimentation rate, showed a marked increasing level, low concentration of hemoglobin and high white blood cells count. The test for toxoplasmosis during childhood and pre-marriage age especially for girls should be a compulsory test to eliminate or limit the adverse effect of this infection during adulthood. | ||
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