Detection of Toxoplasmosis in human and cats immunologically

Abstract

    The aims of this research to diagnose Toxoplasmosis in   aborted women and cats in cities  of Al-Qadisyia governorate . So 91 blood samples were collected from clinically  suspect- ed women  and six samples of blood of stray cats .Latex agglutination and ELISA ( IgG , IgM ) tests were used . The results , 75 cases were positive for Toxoplasmosis  in latex agglutination test (82%) , while the results of ELISA test by using IgG  reveal that 60% of the cases were positive from that of positive to the latex test  . The results of ELISA to IgM were 11 positive cases ( 14.6%) from that positive to latex .The immunofluorescent test was done on 20  samples that were positive to ELISA  (IgG)  and the results  19 cases were positive ( 95%) .Six samples of stray cats , all of them were positive for both tests  agglutination latex and ELISA , IgG ,except one case was                                                                                                                     .negative to IgG