Seroprevalence of Human Toxoplasmosis in Córdoba

Abstract

A seroprevalency study of human toxoplasmosis was carried out in Córdoba, using indirect immunofluorescence and indirect haemoglutination. The sample of people interviewed was made up of 443 serums, 356 supposedly healthy people (mainly students) and 87, considered ?high risk? (pafients from the ?Reina Sofia? Hospital). The positiveness obtained for the total of the sample was 43,79 % with IFI and 53,59 % for HAI. As regards sex of the person tested, prevalence is higher in women, with 54,36 % and 70,47 % with IFI and HAI respectively, in men the scores were 38,43 % and 44,90 % for the same tests. As far as the origin of the sample was concerned, there were 31,18 % with IFI and 43,25 % for HAI of the nornal population, in the ?high risk? sample, for both tests it was 95,40 %. With both tests there are significative differences in low amounts, but not in high dilutions. We conclude that human toxoplasmosis is present and widespread in the studied population.