Serological detection of Toxoplasma Gondii parasite for some animal breeders in Baghdad

Authors

  • Thuraya Khaled Abdulwahed

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.63001/tbs.2025.v20.i01.pp230-233

Keywords:

Toxoplasma, animal breeders

Abstract

This study included investigating infections by Toxoplasma gondii parasite from different groups of men and some animals in various places in Baghdad in the year 2023, the study contrasted the relationship of infection to age and educational level of breeders and the type of their animals. The results showed that 84 blood samples from animal breeders detected the infection rate was 36.90%. In addition, there is a relationship between infection and age. The case study shows that the highest age for infection is 26-30 years, and the percentage was 66.66%. also, the study included examining 138 blood samples from animals divided into 68 sheep and 70 cows’ infection parasite rate was also 41.30%, and through examining the collection of 120 samples of soil from different areas in the city of Baghdad, the percentage of infection with the Toxoplasma gondii parasite reached 32.50%, addition to the infection rate in cats was 50% by examining 112 stool samples collected from different areas in the same city. the importance of this study to detect the direct and indirect carriers of infections in Toxoplasma Gondii parasite women, through their husbands for some animal breeders in Baghdad.

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Published

2025-01-27

How to Cite

Thuraya Khaled Abdulwahed. (2025). Serological detection of Toxoplasma Gondii parasite for some animal breeders in Baghdad. The Bioscan, 20(1), 230–233. https://doi.org/10.63001/tbs.2025.v20.i01.pp230-233