July 2022
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Khyber Medical University Journal
The protozoan Toxoplasma gondii is one of the most common infectious pathogenic parasites and can cause severe medical complications in infants and immune-compromised individuals. The current study was done in Benghazi, Libya from January to September 2020. This study was done on a total of 260 people attending private laboratories. Latex agglutination test (LAT) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were used to detect the prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma IgM and IgG antibodies, The present study showed that the positive diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection was only in females, and the different between the sexes was observed. The highest ratio of IgM antibodies was in age group 31 to 40, n=12 (7%), followed by 21 to 30, n=9 (5%). Toxoplasma infections were higher in autumn 151 (90%) followed by summer 14 (8%) while the lowest was recorded in spring 2 (1%). To avoid human infection, all meat should be cooked well and fruits and vegetables washed before eating, protection such as wearing gloves and washing hands should be taken through and after gardening to avoid connection to the soil polluted with T. gondii oocytes expelled in cat feces, and 291 consumption of dirty water should be evaded, especially in developing countries. Future studies are required to determine the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in more people by using ELISA methods.