Seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii igg antibody in women suffering from abortion at sana'a capital and capital trusteeship

Abstract EN

Toxoplasma Gondi, is obligate intracellular protozoan, infects humans and any other warm-blood animal.

Toxoplasmosis ,s probably one of the m< common human infections and becomes a li threatening disease m case of congenital infection immunodepressed patient.

The aim of this study was estimate toxoplasmosis prevalence among Sana capital and capital trusteeship women suffering from, abortion and to emphasize the consequences.

The study was performed between 2006 and 2007 including women suffering from abortion .

Latex agglutination (LAT) was used for Toxoplasma IgG detection.

The result indicated that of 508 women suffering, from abortion, 344 (67.7 «/„) were seropositive for Toxoplasmosis.

The age (21-30 years) and (31-40 years had the highest percentage (68.4 %) and (68 5 % respectively followed by age (< 20 years) (66 0 %) 0 positive results.

The most prevalent titers of LAT were 1/16 (25.0%) followed by 1/32 (19.10%) then 1/8 (8.30 /„) The results confirmed Toxoplasma gondii, wide spread at Sana'a capital and capital trusteeship an the risk represented by this protozoan.

Therefore any raiser for this disease should be taken into considerate in order to diminish the consequents of this infection