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Title
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SEROEPIDEMIOLOGY AND RISK FACTORS OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AMONG WOMEN REFERING TO HOSPITAL OF KURDISTAN
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Type
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Presentation
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Keywords
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Toxoplasma, Kurdistan, pathology, molecular biology, serology
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Abstract
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Toxoplasma gondii is the obligatory intracellular protozoan parasite in Apicomplexa phylum and one of the important zoonotic parasites with worldwide distribution. Human can be infected by eating raw meat infected with cyst and water infected by oocyst or by vertical transmission. This cross sectional study was conducted on 164 pregnant women referred to medical centers. Demographic data and risk factors were collected using a questionnaire.Also, blood samples were taken from each subject to detect IgG antibodies by ELISA method. Data was entered in to SPSS 16 software and descriptive statistics, chi-square were used for analysis. The Lowest and highest Ab titer were reported in 35-39 age and 15-19 age groups, respectively. No significant relation was seen between seropositivity and age. No significant relation was seen between seropositivity in urban and rural women. All women have consumed vegetable
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Researchers
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noshin abdolmaleki (Third Researcher), (Second Researcher), zeinab sadeghi dehkordi (First Researcher)
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