Prevalence of toxoplasmosis among women in Kirkuk Iraq

ABSTRACT

A total of 400 serum samples were collected from women with abortions and 374 eluited sera from filter rapers of women with different gynaecological and medical problems, attending gynaecology and Obstetric Hospital of Kirkuk. IFAT was used to detect antibodies of Toxoplasma Gondii. The titre of 116 was considered as positive. Toxoplasma antibodies were found in 98 serum samples [24.5%]. The incidence of seropositivity was higher in women with one abortion than those with recurrent abortions and the rate of toxoplasmosis antibodies in women aborted during first trimester were lower than those aborted during second and third trimesters. The seropositivity of the 374 filter paper samples wee 13.10%