Presence of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in adolescents from the African continent
López, R.; Contreras, R.; Font, L.; Vega, O.
Revista Latinoamericana de Microbiologia 34(1): 49-52
1992
ISSN/ISBN: 0187-4640 PMID: 1345304 Document Number: 398863
It was determined the presence of antibodies anti-T. gondii in young, 13-16 year old, belonging to Republic Arab Saharaui; Popular Republic of Angola; Ethiopia and Republic of Ghana. From a total of 707 sera analyzed, the 71.43% of them showed the presence of specific antibodies. The prevalence of antibodies did not differ significantly (P > 0.05) between males and females in Angola and Republic Arab Saharaui. It was found a significant difference (P < 0.0001) among countries.