@article{ajmr2019743,
author={{Moustafa, Athar Salah ELdin and Kheiry, Saada Mohamed Nour},
title={The Impact of Low Hygiene and Domestic Cats in Transmission of Toxoplasmosis to Human Using ToxoIgG/<i>IgM</i> Rapid Test},
journal={American Journal of Microbiological Research},
volume={7},
number={4},
pages={118--121},
year={2019},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmr/7/4/3},
issn={2328-4137},
abstract={<b>Objective:</b><b> </b>This study had been done to investigate the epidemiological role of the low hygiene and existence of domestic cats in the incidence of asymptomatic toxoplasmosis in human. <b>Material and method: </b>Serodiagnosis of <i>Toxoplasma gondii </i>using toxo (IgM, IgG) combo rapid test to detect the immunoglobulin M and G in sera collected from 60 restaurant male and female workers ranging between (15-69) years in Khartoum town. <b>Result: </b>20% of participant gave positive results for immunoglobulin against <i>Toxoplasma</i>, three individual were IgM positive (5%). 9 individual were IgG positive (15%) only 2 female were diagnosed and they were negative. The highest positivity was given by the age group (37-47) years 50%. 5% were IgM positive and this means they are recently infected. 15% were IgG positive and this means they were either infected or have been immunized after infection. <b>Conclusion: </b>Low hygiene, existence of domestic cats and the Sudanese habit of eating raw meat have a potential epidemiological role in the transmission of toxoplasmosis to human.},
doi={10.12691/ajmr-7-4-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}