ABSTRACT
Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the parasitic protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. This parasite is an obligate intracellular organism and is found in two forms in humans. widespread throughout the world, approximately half a billion humans have antibody to T.gondii Objective: This study is aimed to compare the efficiency of two methods in diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis in pregnant and non-pregnant women. Methods: Blood samples were collected from 350 [15-46 years-old, 100 pregnant and 250 non-pregnant] females. Two serological methods were used: Latez agglutination test [LAT] and Enzyme linked immune-sorbent assay for IgM detection [ELISA]. Results: The study showed that 38.86% of women had given positive results for LAT, of which 31 were pregnant and 105 were non-pregnant, which only 14.28% of the total subjects had given positive results for ELISA. Conclusion: These results indicate that positive sera for LAT should be further investigate by mre reliable method in order to confirm the infection with toxoplasmosis
ABSTRACT
Hydatid disease is widespread and is considered endemic in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Iraq is one of the countries with a high endemicity of this disease. The aim of this study was to diagnose hydatidosis and to identify the prevalence in humans in two different areas in Sulaimania governorate which includes Sulaimania city and Saedsadq district. Sero-epidemiological survey was conducted by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay [ELISA] and Indirect Haemagglutination [IHA] to detect anti Echinococcus granulosus antibodies in randomly collected blood samples [n. 536] of different sex, age, and occupation out patients, in Sulaimania and Saedsadq. The sero-positivity in Saedsadq was higher [3.7%] than in Sulaimania [2.5%]; in female subjects [2.8%, 6.4%], sero-positivity was higher than in male population [1.6%, 1.2%], respectively both in Sulaimania and Saedsadq. The sero-positivity was higher in Saedsadq than Sulaimania, and higher among females than males in all age groups