| seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in cattle, sheep and goats slaughtered for food in mazandaran province, iran, during 2005. | serum samples from 290 cattle, 400 goats and 588 sheep slaughtered for food in various areas of the mazandaran province, iran were tested for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii by the indirect immunofluorescence antibody test (ifat), from december 2004 to april 2005. antibodies to t. gondii were found in 30% (120/400) goats and 35% (206/588) sheep and 0% (0/290) cattle, at a dilution of 1:16 or more for goats and sheep and 1:128 or more for cattle. the highest titres observed in cattle, goats and s ... | 2007 | 16919980 |
| isolation and molecular characterization of toxoplasma gondii strains from different hosts in iran. | toxoplasma gondii is one of the most prevalent protozoan parasites in iran. this study was aimed to isolate t. gondii from a variety of hosts and to genetically analyze the parasite isolates. the prevalence of t. gondii in different animal hosts was assessed in two provinces of iran, tehran and mazandaran in the central and northern parts, respectively. the latex agglutination (la) test was carried out, and antibodies were found in 24 out of 105 sheep, 5 out of 35 goats, 23 out of 45 free-rangin ... | 2007 | 17333278 |
| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in stray cats in sari, northern iran. | cats are important in the epidemiology of toxoplasma gondii because they are the only hosts that can excrete environmentally resistant oocysts. t.gondii is a major zoonotic agent which infects up to one-third of the world population. toxoplasmosis in neonates and immunocompromised patients can lead to severe disease and death. a cross- sectional parasitological and serological survey with latex agglutination test (lat) to detect anti-t. gondii antibodies was conducted on 100 serum samples collec ... | 2009 | 18473184 |
| serological survey of toxoplasma gondii in schizophrenia patients referred to psychiatric hospital, sari city, iran. | schizophrenia is a severe neuropsychiatric disorder of unknown etiology. as there is little information about the association between toxoplasma gondii infection and schizophrenia in iran, we investigated the seroprevalence of t. gondii in these patients and compared with that obtained in control individuals in sari city, iran, 2009. eighty schizophrenia patients and 99 healthy people were examined for the presence of igg and igm antibodies to t. gondii by enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (elis ... | 2010 | 21399589 |
| seroprevalence of anti-toxoplasma igg and igm among individuals who were referred to medical laboratories in mazandaran province, northern iran. | toxoplasma gondii (t. gondii) is a protozoan parasite that can cause toxoplasmosis in humans. however, there is no current data regarding toxoplasma infection among individuals who were referred to medical laboratories in mazandaran province (northern iran). therefore, we performed a population-based study of toxoplasma seroprevalence in this region. a total of 1832 sera samples (from 654 men and 1178 women) were collected from people who were referred to medical laboratories in different cities ... | 2016 | 26159578 |