The prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies among pregnant women in Benghazi, (S.P.L.A.J.) Libya

J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1991 Apr;21(1):69-74.

Abstract

The present study screened 369 pregnant women with manifestations suggesting toxoplasmosis and twenty cross matched controls for anti-Toxoplasma antibodies by the indirect haemagglutination test. The overall positivity (1 : 64 or more) among the pregnant women was 47.4 per cent. The high rate of positivity was among the old age group (63.3%). The whole results were discussed.

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / blood*
  • Female
  • Hemagglutination Tests
  • Humans
  • Libya / epidemiology
  • Pregnancy
  • Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / epidemiology*
  • Prevalence
  • Toxoplasma / immunology*
  • Toxoplasmosis / epidemiology*

Substances

  • Antibodies, Protozoan