Toxoplasmosis in last four years in Agean region, Turkey.
Anti-Toxoplasma antibodies were determined with IFA and ELISA tests in 9410 patients who were different age groups, attended Department of Parasitology between 1991-1995. Anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibodies were found positive in 4651 (49.4%) of these patients. 2287 (21.4%) patients were pregnant women and the positivity was 55% of them. According to history of these patients, seropositivity was found 50% in women having spontaneous abortion, 52% in women having stillbirth, in 55% women having abnormal fetal births. These patients and their culinary habits, the presence of cats and relationship with other clinical symptoms were also evaluated.
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Department of Parasitology, Ege University, Medical Faculty, Bornova-Izmir, Turkey.
Kuman
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Akisu
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Aksoy
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Atambay
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D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D002415:Cats; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000453:epidemiology; D005843:Geography; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G