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Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleDevelopment of Improved Preventive and Treatment Strategies for Controlling of Toxoplasmosis in Saudi ArabiaAlaa B. Ismael, Ayman A. Swelum, Mohammed A. NassanToxoplasmosis causes severe public health problems and has great veterinary and economic importance worldwide. The present study aims mainly to develop an improved preventive and treatment program for controlling toxoplasmosis in sheep and goats. This study was performed on sheep and goats farm containing 357 animals (300 sheep and 57 goats). This farm had a large numbers of barren ewes, … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 12, Issue 2 · 14 Jun 2016 · 7,731 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleSerum Adenosine Deaminase Level in Iraqi Women with Toxoplasmosis with a History of AbortionAhmed H. AL-Khafaji, Tarik I. AL-Jeboori, Ameena S.M. JumaSixty women who had abortion were selected for this study. Serum was collected from the women. ELISA test was used to detect anti-Toxoplasma specific antibodies. Those women were divided into three groups according to the presence or absence of specific anti-Toxoplasma antibodies. These groups included the women with IgG (18), the women with IgM (14) and the women with both … …Current Research in Microbiology, Vol. 7, Issue 1 · 8 Jan 2016 · 13,390 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessEvery word in the titleMaterno-Foetal Transmission of Murine Toxoplasmosis after Oral InfectionJamal Hafid, Bahrie Bellete, Pierre Flori et al.The effect of maternofoetal transmission of T. gondii as measured by the mortality rate in the mother, the foetus and the neonate were studied in the mouse model OF1. Ninety six female mice divided into two groups of 48 were infected with the Prugniaud strain before or after mating. When the time of mating was near the day of infection … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 1, Issue 1 · 21 Mar 2005 · 7,210 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsMolecular Diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii in Free-Range Chickens (Gallus gallus) Sold at Fairs in the Metropolitan Region of Macapá–AP (Brazil)Paulo Tarso Tavares Santana, Washington Luiz Assunção Pereira, Rafaelle Casseb Guimarães et al.The informal commercialization of free-range poultry in open markets poses potential food safety risks regarding zoonotic pathogens. This investigation molecularly and histopathologically screened for Toxoplasma gondii in 36 free-range chickens acquired from 12 prominent markets in metropolitan Macapá, Amapá State. Paired heart and brain tissue samples from each animal were processed via conventional PCR and conventional histology. The pathogen was … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 21, Issue 2 · 2 Jul 2026 · 1,075 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsHematological Changes during Chronic Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Pregnant Women in Makkah, Saudi ArabiaKhalil MohamedToxoplasma gondii is an obligate parasite and intracellular protozoans infect all kinds of animals and humans. The aim of the present study was to determine whether there was any effect on complete blood count parameters in the blood of pregnant women. A case-control study was performed in pregnant women divided into two groups according to their age: group one (17-27 … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 16, Issue 2 · 9 Apr 2020 · 7,175 accessesView PDFCite
Case ReportOpen accessIn the abstractAn Unusual Case of Pyrexia with BlindnessNaveen, Bharat Bhushan Sharma, Annu Kumari Saw, Akash ParuthiPyrexia is a common clinical problem; causes may vary depending on the clinico- epidemiological settings. Infectious diseases form the most common cause of fever especially in the immunocompromised category. The cause may not be obvious from the initial presentation and a stepwise workup is usually required. Potential diagnostic clues are very important in this regard. Our patient had a fever … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 20, Issue 3 · 2 Dec 2024 · 4,932 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSeroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Among Schizophrenics at Hospital KajangLovetta Yatta Juanah, Juliana Jalaludin, Malina Osman, Zubaidah Jamil OsmanStudies have found a high seroprevalence of T. gondii in schizophrenia patients than controls. This case-control study was done to determine the serprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and to identify its risk factors among schizophrenia patients at Hospital Kajang. Eighty-eight (88) schizophrenia patients and 88 non-psychiatric controls were examined for the presence of anti-Toxoplasma IgG and IgM antibodies by Enzyme Linked … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 9, Issue 1 · 20 Feb 2013 · 8,570 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnti-Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Haemodialysis PatientsKavous Solhjoo, Abdolreza Sotoodeh Jahromi, Ayeh Parnian-RadProblem statement: In situations of immunodeficiency, Toxoplasma gondii emerges as a life-threatening infection. Toxoplasma gondii is transmitted parenterally, flourish in immunocompromised subjects and, most toxoplasma infections are asymptomatic. Studies have shown that there is a immunodeficiency in renal failure patient such as hemodialysis patients and these patients have a high risk for many infections. There is no evidence about toxoplasmosis … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2010 · 9,363 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMortality among HIV-Infected Patients in Resource Limited Settings: A Case Controlled Analysis of Inpatients at a Community Care CenterNirmala Rajagopalan, Joyce B. Suchitra, Anita Shet et al.Problem statement: Despite massive national efforts to scale up Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) access in India since 2004, the AIDS death rate was 17.2 per 100,000 persons during 2003-2005. In the era of HAART in resource poor settings, it is imperative to understand and address the causes of AIDS related mortality. This collaborative study aimed at defining the predictors of mortality … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2009 · 7,661 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSurvey on Seroprevalence of Anti-Toxoplasma Gondii Antibodies in Cattle in Tabriz (Iran) by IFATA. Nematollahi, Gh. MoghddamToxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease in various species of animals caused by a sporozoan parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. The disease occurs throughout the world including Iran. This disease is a common infection of sheep, goats and it is recognized as one of major infection cause of reproductive failure. This survey was carried out to show the prevalence of this disease in … …American Journal of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,958 accessesView PDFCite