Seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis among schizophrenic patients

Abstract EN

Toxoplasma has emerged as an interesting candidate as a possible cause of some cases of schizophrenia.

Schizophrenia is a serious neuropsychiatry disease of unknown cause We investigated the Seroprevalence rate for anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies by Eliza in 96 schizophrenic and 96 healthy Individuals(control).

The seropositivity rate for antitoxoplasma IgG antibodies among schizophrenic patients was (53 %) significantly higher than healthy individuals (23 %).

The seropositivity rate of IgM antibodies was (2 %) among schizophrenic IgG positive patients.

The difference in the prevalence of antitoxoplasma antibodies titer was found statistically higher among individuals who live with house cats (59 %) than those without (20 %).

Thus, there is casual relationship might be existed between Toxoplasmosis and the etiology of schizophrenia.