Seroprevalence of anti toxoplasma gondii IgG and IgM in healthy blood donors in Kirkuk city

Abstract EN

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate and intracellular, parasitic protozoan that causes toxoplasmosis.

It has a worldwide distrebution, and its capable of infecting virtually all warm-blooded animals.

In the current study ninety one serum samples from a healthy blood donors in a blood bank in Kirkuk General Hospital were collected (eighty six males and five females).The data which collected from each donor was involve age, sex, blood group and Rh.

The serum samples were examined for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies (IgM and IgG) by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay.

The overall prevalence of the parasite was 18.7%.

From the ninety one serum samples examined 10.9 % was positive for IgG, and 5.5% was positive for IgM and the positive rate of both IgG and IgM was 2.2 % (significant differences between them were present).

The blood group A+ was the blood group which is the most significantly infected with Toxplasma with rate of 33.3%.

The male age group which was most significantly infected with parasite was 43-46 years with rate of 50 %, and the most female age group which was infected was 35-38 years with rate of 100%.

The conclusions of this study is that the most Toxoplasma infection more for chronic cases and the most individuals which are at risk for Toxoplasmosis are those peoples having A+ blood group.