Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in the Slovak Republic.
One-thousand eight-hundreds forty-five individuals were examined for the presence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies, 31.3 % prevalence of them being found by using the complement fixation test as a screening method. The determined total antibodies were present mainly in low titers which show evidence of past or latent infection. The acute stage of toxoplasmosis by the detection of specific IgM and IgA was diagnosed. The occurrence of acute toxoplasmosis in the healthy population is very low and presents only at 0.3 %. There was no significant difference between genders (p = 0.232), but significant differences in the prevalence of toxoplasmosis depending on age (p < 0.001) and regions (p = 0.007) were found.
Division of Medical Microbiology, Regional Authority of Public Health Banská Bystrica, Banská Bystrica, Slovakia. jozef.strharsky@vzbb.sk
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D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D018154:Slovakia / Q000453:epidemiology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014123:Toxoplasmosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007075:Immunoglobulin M