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    <language>eng</language>
    <publisher>Science and Education Publishing</publisher>
    <journalTitle>American Journal of Microbiological Research</journalTitle>
    <eissn>2328-4137</eissn>
    <publicationDate>2019-12-08</publicationDate>
    <volume>7</volume>
    <issue>4</issue>
    <startPage>118</startPage>
    <endPage>121</endPage>
    <doi>10.12691/ajmr-7-4-3</doi>
    <publisherRecordId>AJMR2019743</publisherRecordId>
    <documentType>article</documentType>
    <title language="eng">The Impact of Low Hygiene and Domestic Cats in Transmission of Toxoplasmosis to Human Using ToxoIgG/IgM Rapid Test</title>
    <authors>
      <author>
        <name>Athar Salah ELdin Moustafa</name>
        <email>sandi185315@gmail.com</email>
        <affiliationId>1</affiliationId>
      </author>
      <author>
        <name>Saada Mohamed Nour Kheiry</name>
        <affiliationId>2</affiliationId>
      </author>
    </authors>
    <affiliationsList>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="1">Department of Microbiology, University of Bahri, Khartoum, Sudan</affiliationName>
      <affiliationName affiliationId="2">Department of Microbiology University of Bahri</affiliationName>
    </affiliationsList>
    <abstract language="eng">Objective: 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. Material and method: Serodiagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii 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. Result: 20% of participant gave positive results for immunoglobulin against Toxoplasma, 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. Conclusion: 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.</abstract>
    <fullTextUrl format="pdf">http://pubs.sciepub.com/ajmr/7/4/3/ajmr-7-4-3.pdf</fullTextUrl>
    <keywords language="eng">
      <keyword>toxoplasmosis</keyword>
      <keyword>immunoglobulin</keyword>
      <keyword>Toxoplasma gondii</keyword>
    </keywords>
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