Molecular detection of Toxoplasma gondii in water sources of district Nowshehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
Toxoplasmosis is spread through contamination of water sources and results in morbidity globally. In the current study 300 water samples were processed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of Toxoplasma gondii. The overall prevalence in different water sources was 6.6% (17/300). Among different water sources the highest prevalence was recorded in drain water at 7% (7/100), followed by tube well water at 7.5% (3/40) and open well water at 5% (5/100) ,and the lowest was recorded in tap water at 3.33% (2/60). The highest prevalence was recorded in summer. Evidence indicates that cleaning and filtration need to be adopted to avoid the health hazards of waterborne zoonotic parasites.
a Department of Zoology , Kohat University of Science and Technology , Kohat , Pakistan.
Imran
I
Khan
Amir Muhammad
AM
Khan
Sultan
S
Ayaz
Sanaullah
S
Khan
Muhammad
M
Anees
Shaukat Ali
SA
Khan
Faizan
F
Ullah
D000818:Animals; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis; D060766:Drinking Water / Q000032:analysis / Q000469:parasitology*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods*; D005618:Fresh Water / Q000469:parasitology*; D010154:Pakistan; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012621:Seasons; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014871:Water Microbiology
D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D060766:Drinking Water