Toxoplasmosis in the Republic of Senegal. Sero-epidemiological survey
Dumas, P.N.; Le Guenno, B.; Digoutte, J.P.; Seguela, J.P.
Bulletin de la Societe de Pathologie Exotique 83(2): 283-285
1990
ISSN/ISBN: 0037-9085 PMID: 2208458 Document Number: 354169
The presence of Toxoplasmosis in Senegal was investigated by the detection of IgG antibodies. 415 samples were obtained from healthy subjects from different regions of the country. In subjects of over 30, a greater number were found positive for IgG antibodies if they lived in a humid climate (25% in Northern Senegal, 57.7% in eastern Senegal). In Dakar 33.3% of the pregnant women studied had antibodies. This study confirms the presence of Toxoplasmosis in Senegal.