Prevalence of toxoplasmosis among selected group of unmarried volunteers Sudanese females
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2018-12-26
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جامعة الشيخ عبدالله البدري
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Background: toxoplasmosis is a disease that results from infection with the
Toxoplasma gondii parasite, one of the world’s most common parasites1. T. gondii
has an environmental stage oocysts are shed in cat feces, sporulate, and disperse in the
environment, where intermediate hosts get infected. Oocysts are an important source
of infection for both animals and human.
Objectives: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of toxoplasmosis
among selected group of unmarried Sudanese females.
Materials and methods: A total of 45 unmarried volunteers females diagnosed
serologically by latex agglutination method at parasitology laboratory, Faculty of
Medical laboratory, Elrazi University, Sudan.
Result: From a total of 45 unmarried volunteers’ females diagnosed serologically by
latex agglutination test, 33.3 % were seropositive and 67.7 were seronegative.