التحري عن الأضداد الممنعة للحصبة الألمانية و المقوسات القندية لدى طالبات الجامعة العربية الدولية الخاصة في سوريا

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Objective : There are no sufficient studies about the prevalence of Toxoplasmosis and Rubella among Syrian females.

Thus, this study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma and Rubella among Arab International University (AIU) female students in Syria, by detection of their IgG antibodies and to start a health awareness program for methods of prevention of sero-negative cases.

Methods : A total of 205 blood samples were collected from female students (age 19-23 years).

Serum was separated and kept in small labeled eppendorf tubes and stored at -20°C until analyzed.

An ELISA test was used for detection of Toxoplasma and Rubella IgG antibodies.

Results : The prevalence of IgG antibodies of Toxoplasmosis and Rubella among female students were 30 % and 96.5 %, respectively.

Conclusions : This study indicates that Toxoplasmosis is a health problem in Syria as 70% of examined females were sero-negative, so a health awareness program was set to explain the risk of Toxoplamosis in sero-negative pregnant women and value of vaccination to obtain protection in Rubella sero-negative cases.