title: The prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma antibodies among pregnant women in Benghazi, (S.P.L.A.J.) Libya.
abstract: The present study screened 369 pregnant women with manifestations suggesting toxoplasmosis and twenty cross matched controls for anti-Toxoplasma antibodies by the indirect haemagglutination test. The overall positivity (1 : 64 or more) among the pregnant women was 47.4 per cent. The high rate of positivity was among the old age group (63.3%). The whole results were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, University of Garyounis, Benghazi, Libya.
authors.forename: H H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Kassem
authors.forename: T A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Morsy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006801:Humans; D008002:Libya / Q000453:epidemiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D011251:Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / Q000453:epidemiology*; D015995:Prevalence; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan