Diagnosis of Toxoplasmosis in Lattakia Governorate and its relationship with age, lifestyle and dietary habits.

Abstract

The research dealt with Enzyme Linked Immunosorbant Assay test or ELISA test used to detect of Toxoplasmosis, in random sample of males and females attending Tishreen University Hospital in Lattakia during 2022 and 2023.

The number of blood samples collected was 240 (161 females, 79 males). The results showed that the infection number of females during 2022 and 2023 with IgM, IgG and the two antibodies together, measured using ELISA test was 40, 2 and 7 respectively, with 49 infections and a total percentage 20.41%, while for males it was 3, 3  and 0, with only six infections and a total percentage 2.5%.

The age group (15-29) was the most affected by toxoplasmosis compared to the two groups (30-44) and (45-59). The infection rate reached 31.03% during 2022 and 41.51% during 2023, with total percentage for the two years amounted 36.04%.

We found a significant and strong relationship between contact with cats and infection with toxoplasmosis. While there was no significant or statistically relationship between the infection rate and either eating raw meat or lifestyle (city, countryside).