Toxoplasmosis among pregnant women in Abha, Saudi Arabia.
The prevalence of toxoplasmosis in Abha, Saudi Arabia, was measured in pregnant women, by the indirect hemagglutination test. It was found to be still as high (31.6%) as reported previously, and the problem of toxoplasmosis in Saudi Arabia needs an organised health education and control program.
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt.
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan