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The cross-sectional study of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence in selected groups of population in Slovakia
M. Fecková, D. Antolová, M. Janičko, H. Monika, G. Štrkolcová, M. Goldová, T. Weissová, B. Lukáč, M. Nováková
Language English Country United States
Document type Journal Article
Grant support
1/0043/19
Vedecká Grantová Agentúra MŠVVaŠ SR a SAV
ITMS 26220220116
Research and Development Operational Program funded by ERDF
- MeSH
- Immunoglobulin G blood MeSH
- Humans MeSH
- Antibodies, Protozoan blood MeSH
- Cross-Sectional Studies MeSH
- Risk Factors MeSH
- Seroepidemiologic Studies MeSH
- Toxoplasma immunology isolation & purification MeSH
- Toxoplasmosis diagnosis epidemiology MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Check Tag
- Humans MeSH
- Animals MeSH
- Publication type
- Journal Article MeSH
- Geographicals
- Slovakia MeSH
Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite with domestic or free-living members of family Felidae known as the only definitive hosts of the parasite. The study aimed to evaluate the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in selected population groups in Slovakia and to analyse the infection risk factors. Totally 1536 serum samples of voluntary respondents were examined by EIA Toxoplasma IgG (Test-Line Ltd., Clinical Diagnostics, Brno, Czech Republic). IgG antibodies to T. gondii were detected in 322 (21.0%) sera, with the highest seropositivity recorded among farmers (42.5%) and hunters (28.5%). According to age, the highest seropositivity was recorded in 12-18-year-old Roma children (46.2%), what confirms increased risk of infection in this minority that often lives in inadequate hygiene conditions. When only adult participants were taken into account, the highest seroprevalence was observed in the age group of ≥ 70 years. Higher risk of infection (p < 0.05) was connected with cat ownership, living in rural residency and consumption of raw meat and meat processing. The results underline the importance of preventive measures and ongoing need to improve the knowledge on toxoplasmosis in both professionals and public.
Catholic University in Ružomberok Hrabovská cesta 1A 034 01 Ruzomberok Slovakia
Institute of Parasitology of Slovak Academy of Sciences Hlinkova 3 040 01 Kosice Slovakia
Pavol Jozef Šafárik University Šrobárova 2 041 80 Kosice Slovakia
University of Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy in Košice Komenského 73 041 81 Kosice Slovakia
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