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...

Toxoplasmosis is an infection, congenital or acquired, caused by Toxoplasma gondii. A pilot study using toxoplasmin skin antigen was undertaken to establish the incidence of the infection in the London area as a preliminary to a larger study of the effects of the infection upon pregnancy, the foetus, and the newborn infant.

Toxoplasma gondii infects about 30% of the human population. Common sources of infection are oocysts in cat faeces contaminating drinking water or unwashed vegetables, undercooked meat containing tissue cysts, and organ transplants from infected donors containing tissue cysts. However, very often, it is not possible to identify any potential source of infection in mothers of children with conge...

background: toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite which can infect human and animals. acquired toxoplasmosis during pregnancy can lead to fetal infection, which may ultimately result in loss of fetus or lesion in brain and eyes. this study was performed to evaluate the seroepidemiological status of toxoplasmosis in pregnant women in ilam city, western iran. methods: ...

introduction : toxoplasmosis, caused by toxoplasma gondii, is a protozoan parasitic infection distributed worldwide. early infection by this protozoa can lead to abortion and congenital toxoplasmosis in pregnant women. this study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of t. gondii infection among pregnant women referring to shahid akbar abadi hospital, tehran, iran during 2010-2013. meth...

T. gondii is a ubiquitous obligate intracellular blood protozoan which is widely distributed among warm-blooded animals and humans that are considered intermediate hosts [1, 2]. All animals and birds consumedby humans can be considered a potential source of infection [1]. The public health significance of toxoplasmosis is not only due to direct contact with the definitive host (Family Felidae, ...

From a prospective cohort of 344 women who seroconverted for toxoplasmosis during pregnancy, 344 amniotic fluid, 264 placenta, and 216 cord blood samples were tested for diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis using the same PCR assay. The sensitivity and negative predictive value of the PCR assay using amniotic fluid were 86.3% and 97.2%, respectively, and both specificity and positive predictiv...