Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii Infection and Associated Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women in Sebha Region, Libya
Corresponding Author(s) : Nosseur M. El-sayed
nosseur@gmail.com
International Journal of Allied Medical Sciences and Clinical Research,
Vol. 4 No. 3 (2016): 2016 Volume 4- Issue -3
Abstract
M. El-sayed
ABSTRACT
Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common worldwide parasitic diseases caused by an obligate intracellular
protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. It is commonly transmitted to humans by accidental ingestion of oocysts
voided in cat feces or tissue cyst in meat. Congenital transmission may occur when an uninfected mother
acquires primary infection during pregnancy. The acquired infection is usually asymptomatic, while congenital
one may lead to abortion, stillbirth or severe abnormalities in the newborn. A tota l of 190 pregnant women were
interviewed with questionnaire about known risk factors (age, residence and occupational status, raw vegetables
and fruits intake, source of drinking of water, milk intake, frequency of meat intake, consumption of raw,
undercooked meat or processed meat, frequency of eating in restaurant and fast food outlet, co ntact with cat and
soil, history of pregnancy, abortion and blood transfusion). The collected sera were tested for detection of
immunoglobulins (IgG&IgM) against T. gondii using Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay (ELFA) with the
VIDAS Toxo-competition kit (BioMérieux, France).A total of 70 (36.84%) out of 190 pregnant women sera
were seropositive for Toxoplasma gondii specific IgG antibodies, while all examined women were seronegative
for IgM. Seroprevalence of T. gondii IgG antibodies in respect to previously mentioned risk factors were
statistically non-significant (P>0.05).
Keywords
Toxoplasma gondii
Seroprevalence
Pregnant women
ELFA, Sebha
Libya
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Nosseur M. El-sayed. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii Infection and Associated Risk Factors Among Pregnant Women in Sebha Region, Libya. Int. J. of Allied Med. Sci. and Clin. Res. [Internet]. 2020 Aug. 6 [cited 2026 Apr. 19];4(3):383-91. Available from: https://ijamscr.com/ijamscr/article/view/284
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[39]. Salibay, C.; Dungca, J .and Claveria, F. Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondiiinfection among Urban (Manila) and Suburban (Dasmariñas, Cavite) Residents, Philippines. J. Proto. Res. 18, 2008, 26-33.
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[44]. Al-Qurashi, A.R.; Gander, A. M.;Obeid, O. E.;Al-Mulhim, A. and Makki,S.M. Seroepidemiological study of Toxoplasma gondii Infection in the Human Population in the Eastern Region. Saudi Med. J. 22(1), 2001, 13.
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