Serological studies on toxoplasmosis in Zagazig slaughterhouse.

Autor: el Ridi AM; Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt., Nada SM, Aly AS, Habeeb SM, Aboul-Fattah MM
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology [J Egypt Soc Parasitol] 1990 Dec; Vol. 20 (2), pp. 677-81.
Abstrakt: This study intended to estimate the prevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies among farm animals in Zagazig slaughterhouses using indirect haemagglutination test (I.H.A.T.) and to evaluate the occupational exposure to infected animals and meat among abattoir workers. 25% of the tested animals were seropositive 19.2% of the exposed persons showed positive reactions while in a control group it was 12% with statistically insignificant difference.
Databáze: MEDLINE