background : the aim of this study was determination of antibodies (igg, igm) against toxoplasma in malignant patients in order to refer the patients on time to the physician for treatment. methods : this study was carried out on 252 malignant patients and 252 healthy normal subjects (as control) obtained from shafa hospital and medical diagnostic laboratory (iran-zamin), in ahwaz city. patient...

conclusions diabetes may be caused by toxoplasma gondii. presence of t. gondii in the pancreas at the same time could directly undermines the pancreas cells. when β cells are destroyed, insulin secretion would then be affected. probably the destruction of t. gondii affects nervous system and damages pancreatic cells leading to increased risk of diabetes. results the prevalence of igg antibodies...

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most important zoonotic diseases worldwide and is caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. Besides vertical infection during pregnancy, humans can get infected post-natally either by peroral uptake of sporulated Toxoplasma oocysts or by ingestion of tissue cysts upon consumption of raw or undercooked meat. The aim of this study was to approximate the risk of human ...

We carried out a study to investigate the presence of some protozoan parasites (Cryptosporidium sp., Giardia sp., Toxoplasma gondii) on three species of Antarctic penguins: Adélie (Pygoscelis adeliae), gentoo (Pygoscelis papua) and chinstrap (Pygoscelis antarctica) from different locations along the Antarctic Peninsula and the South Shetland Islands. Swabs and faeces samples were analysed by PC...

A serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection in blood donors was carried out in order to identify seroprevalence in Recife, Brazil. Sera from 160 individuals (119 male and 41 female) were evaluated by using a Toxoplasma IgG-antibody enzyme immunoassay (Denka Seiken Co., LTD., Tokyo, Japan). The seropositive percentual for males (79.0%) showed to be higher (p < 0.05) than for females (63....

Introduction: Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite with relatively high prevalence in human societies. Due to the lack of information on toxoplasmosis infection in school-aged children in Bojnord, the present study aimed to assess the prevalence of toxoplasmosis in school-age students and the level of vitamin D3 deficiency in them in Bojnurd, Northeast of Iran. Method: In this cross-secti...

BACKGROUND Toxoplasmosis is a major public health problem among immuno-compromised individuals. This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women with and out HIV infections. METHODS This cross sectional study was conducted among consecutive 385 pregnant women attended Antenatal Clinic from May 2010 to October 2011...

Toxoplasma gondii infection causes high rate of gestational and congenital across the globe is considered a both public health problem neglected disease. The study was carried out to determine prevalence anti-Toxoplasma antibodies associated risk factors among pregnant women attending antenatal care in some Primary Health Centres Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. In this cross-sectional within 5 mon...

The new European food safety legislative demands a risk-based improvement of the processes of meat production from farm to fork instead of just inspecting the carcasses of each slaughtered pig. One major tool to include the pre-harvest stage of meat production is profiling herds serologically especially for latent zoonotic infections. The paper describes the inclusion of continuously serologica...