SEROPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII INFECTION AND ASSOCIATED RISK FACTORS AMONG ASYMPTOMATIC PREGNANT FEMALES IN EGYPT | ||||
| Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology | ||||
| Article 10, Volume 47, Issue 1, April 2017, Page 93-100 PDF (435.38 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/jesp.2017.77989 | ||||
 View on SCiNiTO | ||||
| Authors | ||||
| HEND E. EL-SHQANQERY1, 2; HANY M. IBRAHIM3; AZZA H. MOHAMED4; AHMED A. EL-SHARAAWY2 | ||||
| 1Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science.+ | ||||
| 2Department of Clinical Pathology, National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, Egypt. | ||||
| 3Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||||
| 4Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Menoufia University, Egypt | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is considered as one of the most critical risk factor for recurrent abortion in pregnant females and resulted in multi congenital malformation in fetus world-wide. The present study was carried out on 693 pregnant females from Alexandria, Beheira, Gharbia, Menoufia, Qalyoubia and Fayoum provinces. The study determined the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in pregnant females during pregnancy trimesters and shed the lights on the main risk factors and possible contamination routes. Detection for the presence of Toxoplasma IgG antibodies were done by enzyme linked fluorescence assay (ELFA). It was found that the overall seroprevalence of T. gondii was 30.16%. The seroprevalence increased with age. Significant relations were observed between Toxoplasma IgG antibodies and abortion history, maternity trimester and consumption of under-cooked meat. No significant differences were reported due to parity, occupation, abortion trimester, contact with cats and/or other animals and exposure to soil. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| toxoplasma gondii; Pregnancy; prevalence; Egypt; ELFA | ||||
|
Statistics Article View: 357 PDF Download: 270 |
||||
