The seroprevalence of human toxoplasmosis in Córdoba
Pérez-Rendón González, J.; Moreno Montañez, T.; Becerra, C.; Martínez Cruz, M.S.
Revista de Sanidad E Higiene Publica 66(1): 83-91
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0034-8899 PMID: 1366211 Document Number: 398268
A seroprevalency study of human toxoplasmosis was carried out in Córdoba, using indirect immunofluorescence and indirect hemagglutination. The sample of people interviewed was made up of 443 serums, 356 supposedly healthy people (mainly students) and 87, considered "high risk" (patients 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 normal 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.