Anti-toxoplasma antibodies in butchers and slaughtered sheep and goats in Jeddah Municipal abattoir, Saudi Arabia.
Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite of world-wide distribution. It is more or less endemic in all countries of the Middle East. In Jeddah Municipal abattoir, anti-Toxoplasma IgG was found to be 39% in sheep and 28% in goats as indicated by IHAT. On the other hand, anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM in butchers were 80% and 20% respectively, as indicated by the micro-ELISA. The risk of Toxoplasma transmission particularly, from meat inadequately cooked was discussed.
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Department of Medical Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine and Allied Science, King Abdul Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
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D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006041:Goats / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D008460:Meat / Q000469:parasitology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012529:Saudi Arabia; D012756:Sheep / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000635:transmission; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000635:transmission; D014504:Urban Health
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M