Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in Kermanshah, A cross-sectional study

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1 Assistant Professor of Immunology, Department of Basic Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University

2 graduate student in Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University, Iran

3 Undergraduate student of Laboratory Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Razi University, Iran

Abstract

Toxoplasmosis is a common infectious disease (zoonosis) with worldwide spread. It is caused by Toxoplasma gondii, an intracellular protozoan with global distribution. The present study was a cross-sectional study of the prevalence of Toxoplasmosis and its associated risk factors with the aim of investigating more information related to T. gondii infection in Kermanshah. In this study, 2470 serum samples were collected from suspects referred to the reference laboratory during a period of one year (2019-2020) and evaluated anti T. gondii, IgG IgM antibodies by using ELISA&DAT method. Multivariate data analysis was performed using Chi-Square Pearson and Fisher statistical tests by SPSS ver.18 software with significant P levels less than 0.05. The overall prevalence of anti-T. gondii antibodies in the study population was 25.4% (P

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New Findings in Veterinary Microbiology
Volume 3, Issue 2
April 2021
Pages 45-55

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  • Receive Date: 07 April 2021
  • Revise Date: 09 June 2021
  • Accept Date: 28 June 2021

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