Surveillance of toxoplasmosis in different groups.
Two hundred and twenty three serum samples were screened for the antitoxoplasma antibodies of IgG type by a direct agglutination method, of these 78 (34.9%) were sero-positive. In high risk groups 71 (40.1%) of 177 cases were positive, while in the low risk groups 7 (15.2%) out of 46 cases were positive. Sero-positive males were more than females, and the disease increased steadily with age. Of the high risk group the prevalence of toxoplasmosis was 53.7% in immunocompromised group, 44.7% in animal handlers, 39.8% in pregnancy wastage group and 25.8% in a congenitally abnormal children. A high percentage prevalence of toxoplasmosis was noticed in high risk groups as compared with low risk group.
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010154:Pakistan; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan