A serological survey of toxoplasmosis in the Bloemfonetin area.
The IFA test revealed the presence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in 10, 3% (62) of sera from 600 pregnant women. The incidence of antibodies varied from 8,0% in the Black population to 10,5% in White and 12,5% in Coloured women. In the Coloured and Black populations the highest incidence of antibodies was found in the 31-40-year age group, while in Whites this occurred in the 21-30-year age group. Twenty-eight sera also contained complement-fixing antibodies. The results are discussed in relation to the epidemiology, complications, diagnosis and treatment of toxoplasmosis.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001741:Black or African American; D000367:Age Factors; D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D044383:Black People; D002648:Child; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology; D013019:South Africa; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology
D000906:Antibodies