A serological survey of toxoplasmosis in the Bloemfonetin area
Brink, J.D.; De Wet, J.S.; Van Rensburg, A.J.
South African Medical Journal 49(35): 1441-1443
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0256-9574 PMID: 1101387 Document Number: 88909
The IFA test revealed the presence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in 10, 3% (62) of sera from 600 pregnant women. The incidence of antibodies varied from 8,0% in the Black population to 10,5% in White and 12,5% in Coloured women. In the Coloured and Black populations the highest incidence of antibodies was found in the 31-40-year age group, while in Whites this occurred in the 21-30-year age group. Twenty-eight sera also contained complement-fixing antibodies. The results are discussed in relation to the epidemiology, complications, diagnosis and treatment of toxoplasmosis.