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:: Volume 8, Issue 4 (Winter 2008) ::
J Ardabil Univ Med Sci 2008, 8(4): 408-413 Back to browse issues page
Sero Epidemiological Toxoplasmosis in pre marriage women on the Basis of Remarriage Tests 2007
Hosein Alimohammadi , Nasrin Fouladi * , Firouz Amani , Mehran Safarzade , Farhad Purfarzi , Effat Mazaheri
, foladi_n@yahoo.com
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 Background & Objectives: Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonosis parasitical disease. Infection with Toxoplasma gondii in transmission of parasite to fetus or its reactivation among immune-compromised persons can lead to server clinical symptoms. The aim of study was to determine immune level of Toxoplasmosis among women who were to get married and have referred to Health Center of Ardabil.

  Methods: In this study 272 blood samples of women who had referred to health center of Ardabil in 2007 were collected. Samples were tested with ELISA method to detect Anti-Toxoplasma IgM and IgG Antibodies.

  Results: The tests showed that 42.3% of women were IgG Positive, 57.2% were IgG negative and 2.6% women were IgM positive and also IgG positive. They have ( IgG positive women) 11.3% family history of abortion, 96.5% eating raw vegetables, 92.2% eating half cooked meat, 89.6% not washing the vegetables with disinfectants, 29.6% animal contact, 57.4% contact with raw meat and 94.8% used piped water.

  Conclusion: Since 57.7% of women who were to marry in Ardabil city were negative from the view point of Toxoplasmosis, health education for elimination of risk factors especially within pregnancy period seems mandatory.

Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii, Toxoplasmosis, Antitoxoplasmosis IgG Antibody, Antitoxoplasmosis IgM Antibody, Premarriage Tests
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Received: 2008/05/4 | Accepted: 2008/12/15 | Published: 2009/05/31
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Alimohammadi H, Fouladi N, Amani F, Safarzade M, Purfarzi F, Mazaheri E. Sero Epidemiological Toxoplasmosis in pre marriage women on the Basis of Remarriage Tests 2007. J Ardabil Univ Med Sci 2008; 8 (4) :408-413
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