Serological survey of Toxoplasma gondii infection in some areas of Pu’er City
- VernacularTitle:普洱市部分地区人群弓形虫感染血清流行病学调查
- Author:
Fangwei WU
;
Libo WANG
;
Zunwei DU
;
Hongning ZHOU
;
Jinyong JIANG
;
Xianghua MAO
;
Xuezhong WANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Toxoplasma gondii;
Serological survey;
Antibody IgG;
Pu er City
- From:
Chinese Journal of Schistosomiasis Control
2014;(5):583-585
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To understand the status of Toxoplasma gondii infection in the population of Pu er City so as to pro-vide the evidence for formulating the strategy of toxoplasmosis control. Methods The population from Jingdong Jinggu and Menglian counties in Pu er City was surveyed IgG of T. gondii in serum was detected by ELISA. Results Totally 906 resident serum samples were detected and the IgG positive rate was 24.2%. The positive rates were higher in the aged groups of 30-39 years and 60-69 years and the difference among different aged groups was significant χ2=17.77 P 0.01 . There were no si-gnificant differences between different sexualities and among different educational levels and living habits P 0.05 . The posi-tive rates were 26.6% 194/730 15.5% 22/142 and 8.8% 3/34 in farmers students and other occupations respectively and there was a significant difference among them χ2=12.51 P 0.01 . The positive rates were 23.3% 198/849 and 36.8%21/57 in the farmers who had the habit of rearing pigs in pens and the farmers who had the habit of free ranging pigs respec-tively and there was a significant difference between them χ2=5.33 P 0.05 . Conclusion The IgG positive rate of T. go-ndii is very high in Pu er City and therefore the health education for toxoplasmosis control should be strengthened.
