Prevalence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii was studied in 534 pregnant women and 40 domestic cats in Grenada, West Indies. Antibodies (IgG) for T. gondii were sought in human sera by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and in cat sera by using the modified agglutination test (MAT). Antibodies were found in 57 % of pregnant women. Seroprevalence increased with age; 51% of 15- to 19-yr-old women (100 total) had antibodies versus 60% of 20- to 24-yr-old women (127 total). Antibodies to T. gondii (MAT, 1:25 serum dilution) were found in 35% of cats; titers were 1:25 in 7 cats, 1:50 in 4 cats, and 1:500 in 3 cats. Epidemiological data suggested that the ingestion of food or water contaminated with oocysts was an important mode of transmission of T. gondii to women.
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June 01 2006
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Pregnant Women and Cats in Grenada, West Indies
Sumita P. Asthana;
Sumita P. Asthana
aWinward Islands Research and Education Foundation, True Blue Campus, Grenada, West Indies, St. George's University, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 7, Grenada, West Indies
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Calum N. L. Macpherson;
Calum N. L. Macpherson
aWinward Islands Research and Education Foundation, True Blue Campus, Grenada, West Indies, St. George's University, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 7, Grenada, West Indies
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Stanley H. Weiss;
Stanley H. Weiss
bNew Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07107-3000
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Richard Stephens;
Richard Stephens
bNew Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07107-3000
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Thomas N. Denny;
Thomas N. Denny
bNew Jersey Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07107-3000
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R. N. Sharma;
R. N. Sharma
aWinward Islands Research and Education Foundation, True Blue Campus, Grenada, West Indies, St. George's University, School of Medicine, P.O. Box 7, Grenada, West Indies
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J. P. Dubey
J. P. Dubey
cUnited States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Building 1001, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350. jdubey@anri.barc.usda.gov
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J Parasitol (2006) 92 (3): 644–645.
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Sumita P. Asthana, Calum N. L. Macpherson, Stanley H. Weiss, Richard Stephens, Thomas N. Denny, R. N. Sharma, J. P. Dubey; Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Pregnant Women and Cats in Grenada, West Indies. J Parasitol 1 June 2006; 92 (3): 644–645. doi: https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-762R.1
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