Seroepidemiological study of toxoplasmosis in two different geographical areas in Nepal.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
;
1994 Sep; 25(3): 479-84
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in English
| IMSEAR
| ID: sea-34568
ABSTRACT
A total of 302 serum samples collected from Chitawan (159) and Mustang (143) districts of Nepal were included in this study. Anti-toxoplasma antibody was detected using micro-latex agglutination (MLA) and ELISA methods. An overall positive rate was found to be 57.9%. The positive rate in Chitawan was significantly higher (64.1%) (less than 1,000 m altitude) compared to that in Mustang (51.0%) (more than 3,000 m altitude) (p < 0.05). Females in Chitawan showed significantly higher positive rate (71.2%) compared to males (56.9%) (p < 0.05). On the contrary, though insignificantly, males showed higher positive rate (57.9%) compared to that of females (43.3%) in Mustang. Almost equal positive rate was observed among males in both study area. Females in Chitawan showed significantly higher (71.2%) positive rate compared to their counterparts in Mustang (43.3%) (p < 0.001). A slight increase in positive rate with age was observed in Chitawan while in Mustang a decreasing trend was noticed. Ethnically though statistically not significant, Indo-Aryans showed a higher positive rate (69.2%) compared to the positive rate shown by Tibeto-Burmans (63.1%) in Chitawan while the reverse was true in Mustang (Tibeto-Burmans 53.8% and Indo-Aryans 38.4%). Interestingly, 2.9% and 1.3% of MLA positive samples showed toxoplasma IgM antibody. None of the IgM positive samples were positive for toxoplasmic antigens.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Female
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Humans
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Male
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Immunoglobulin M
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Antibodies, Protozoan
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Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Sex Factors
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Toxoplasmosis
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Prevalence
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Altitude
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health
Year:
1994
Type:
Article
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