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Antibodies against toxoplasma in commensal rodents trapped in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia.
J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1994 Aug; 24(2):279-84.JE

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii, that protozoal parasite which causes toxoplasmosis, pays no respect to boundaries of Zoology and Geography. It has been reported in a large number of birds and mammals including man from nearly all over the world. In Saudi Arabia, the incidence of human infection ranges between 21% and 49.3%. In this paper, the level of antibodies against Toxoplasma in sera of different species of rodents was measured by the indirect haemagglutination tests (IHA). The seropositivities ranged between 12.5% (Mus musculus) and 41.7% (Rattus norvegicus). The overall rate of infection was 35.6%. The role played by rodents in the spreading of the Toxoplasma infection was discussed.

Authors+Show Affiliations

Morsy TA
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Abbassia, Cairo, Egypt.
Sabry AH
No affiliation info available
Habib KS
No affiliation info available
Arafa MA
No affiliation info available
el Bahrawy AF
No affiliation info available
al Dakhil MM
No affiliation info available

MeSH

AnimalsAntibodies, ProtozoanMiceMuridaePrevalenceRatsRodent DiseasesSaudi ArabiaToxoplasmaToxoplasmosis, Animal

Pub Type(s)

Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Language

eng

PubMed ID

8077747

Citation

Morsy, T A., et al. "Antibodies Against Toxoplasma in Commensal Rodents Trapped in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia." Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, vol. 24, no. 2, 1994, pp. 279-84.
Morsy TA, Sabry AH, Habib KS, et al. Antibodies against toxoplasma in commensal rodents trapped in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1994;24(2):279-84.
Morsy, T. A., Sabry, A. H., Habib, K. S., Arafa, M. A., el Bahrawy, A. F., & al Dakhil, M. M. (1994). Antibodies against toxoplasma in commensal rodents trapped in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology, 24(2), 279-84.
Morsy TA, et al. Antibodies Against Toxoplasma in Commensal Rodents Trapped in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 1994;24(2):279-84. PubMed PMID: 8077747.
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TY - JOUR T1 - Antibodies against toxoplasma in commensal rodents trapped in Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. AU - Morsy,T A, AU - Sabry,A H, AU - Habib,K S, AU - Arafa,M A, AU - el Bahrawy,A F, AU - al Dakhil,M M, PY - 1994/8/1/pubmed PY - 1994/8/1/medline PY - 1994/8/1/entrez SP - 279 EP - 84 JF - Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology JO - J Egypt Soc Parasitol VL - 24 IS - 2 N2 - Toxoplasma gondii, that protozoal parasite which causes toxoplasmosis, pays no respect to boundaries of Zoology and Geography. It has been reported in a large number of birds and mammals including man from nearly all over the world. In Saudi Arabia, the incidence of human infection ranges between 21% and 49.3%. In this paper, the level of antibodies against Toxoplasma in sera of different species of rodents was measured by the indirect haemagglutination tests (IHA). The seropositivities ranged between 12.5% (Mus musculus) and 41.7% (Rattus norvegicus). The overall rate of infection was 35.6%. The role played by rodents in the spreading of the Toxoplasma infection was discussed. SN - 1110-0583 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/8077747/Antibodies_against_toxoplasma_in_commensal_rodents_trapped_in_Riyadh_Region_Saudi_Arabia_ DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -