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

Aysar Essam Mahmood; Zainb Mohammad Etawi; Mayssa Abdul-Latif Ahmed

doi:10.32947/ajps.v14i1.120

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

Authors

Aysar Essam Mahmood Foundation of Technical Education, Institute of Medical Technology, Al-Mansour
Zainb Mohammad Etawi Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Al-Mustansiriyah.
Mayssa Abdul-Latif Ahmed Department of Biology, College of Science, University of Al-Mustansiriyah

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32947/ajps.v14i1.120

Keywords:

Toxoplasmosis, Toxoplasma gondii.

Abstract

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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Published

2014-06-01

How to Cite

Mahmood, A. E., Etawi, Z. M., & Ahmed, M. A.-L. (2014). Toxoplasma Seroprevalence in Healthy Voluntary Blood Donors from Blood Bank of Baghdad. Al Mustansiriyah Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 14(1), 9–13. https://doi.org/10.32947/ajps.v14i1.120

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Vol. 14 No. 1 (2014): volume 14, Issue 1. 2014

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