SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AMONG GIRLS STUDENTS AHWAZ JOUNDISHAPOOR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

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RAFIEI A.; HEMADI A.; AMANI F.

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Journal: Iranian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Year:2005 | Volume:10 | Issue:31 Page(s): 35-42

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SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AMONG GIRLS STUDENTS AHWAZ JOUNDISHAPOOR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES

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RAFIEI A. | HEMADI A. | AMANI F. | Issue Writer Certificate

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TOXOPLASMOSISQ3

TOXOPLASMA GONDIIQ3

ELISAQ3

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Background: TOXOPLASMOSIS is one of the most important worldwide infectious zoonoses diseases, caused by TOXOPLASMA GONDII, an internal parasite infection. Several studies showed that at least 1/3 of adult population have antibodies against this parasite, which indicate previous contact of infection and high prevalence of the parasite. TOXOPLASMOSIS detection is based on clinical symptoms and serological tests for specific antibody detection. This cross-sectional study was performed to evaluate IgG antibody against TOXOPLASMA GONDII among girls college student of Ahwaz University of Medical Sciences, resident in golestan accommodation. Material and methods: 256 blood samples were collected randomly from students with their written consent. Sera were tested using ELISA technique for antibody detection against toxoplasma antigen. Each volunteer was asked and interviewed to fill a questioner. Results: The average age was 22.5 years with standard diviation of 2.45. 11.5% had been in contact with cat prior to their university accommodation. 56.8% were accepted as BSc students and 28.6% were studied as general practitioner students. Twelve cases (4.6%) were seropositive IgG antibody against toxoplasma. There was no significant association between seropositive cases with their subjects, kind of dietry, previous contact with cat by chi square test. Conclusions: This study indicated 4.6% toxoplasma seropositivity among female students, which is a low rate of infection in comparison with the most previous studies. It could be due to the high knowledge and hygienic life style of this population, but this hypothesis should be investigated in more details.

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RAFIEI, A., HEMADI, A., & AMANI, F.. (2005). SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AMONG GIRLS STUDENTS AHWAZ JOUNDISHAPOOR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND TROPICAL MEDICINE, 10(31), 35-42. SID. https://sid.ir/paper/52830/en

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RAFIEI A., HEMADI A., AMANI F.. SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AMONG GIRLS STUDENTS AHWAZ JOUNDISHAPOOR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND TROPICAL MEDICINE[Internet]. 2005;10(31):35-42. Available from: https://sid.ir/paper/52830/en

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A. RAFIEI, A. HEMADI, and F. AMANI, “SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AMONG GIRLS STUDENTS AHWAZ JOUNDISHAPOOR UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES,” IRANIAN JOURNAL OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES AND TROPICAL MEDICINE, vol. 10, no. 31, pp. 35–42, 2005, [Online]. Available: https://sid.ir/paper/52830/en

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