High Toxoplasma antibody prevalence among inhabitants in Jakarta, Indonesia.
We examined IgG antibody to Toxoplasma in sera from 1,693 inhabitants aged 20-85 years in Jakarta. The seroprevalence rate was 70%, without any significant differences between males (71%) and females (69%). Some epidemiological factors contributing to the high prevalences of antibody to Toxoplasma in inhabitants of urban areas in Indonesia were discussed.
Terazawa
Aya
A
Department of Health Sciences, Kobe University School of Medicine, Kobe 654-0142, Japan.
Muljono
Rusli
R
Susanto
Lisawati
L
Margono
Sri S
SS
Konishi
Eiji
E
D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012737:Sex Factors; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan