A diagnostic study of the causes of abortion parasitic and viral in women in Kirkuk city

Abstract

310 serum samples collected for women audits to Kirkuk General Hospital in Kirkuk city suspected of toxoplasmosis(TOXO), Cytomegalovirus(CMV), Rubella virus(RV) and Herpes virus II (HSV). It has been in the current study using Elisa test 50 samples to diagnose women with toxoplasmosis and a rate of 16.13% and 3 sample of women with Rubella virus at a rate of 0.97%, while the herpes simplex virus, including one sample at a rate of 0.32% , while the number of Cytomegalovirus samples was one at the rate of 5.48% and for the common infection was the number of the common virus samples (Rubella and Cytomegalovirus) 153 sample and a rate of 49.35% and (parasite Toxoplasma gondii and Rubella virus and Cytomegalovirus) was 10 sample at a rate 3.23%. The highest percentage of infection toxoplasmosis and Cytomegalovirus virus in 66-52y. the age group at a rate 48.57% and 22.8%, respectively. While the highest percentage of infection rubella virus in 96-62 y. of age group at a rate 1.55% and in herpes simplex virus ratio was 0.68% in the age group 15-25y. while the shared infection for (Toxo, RV, CMV) and (RV, CMV) recorded in the age group 66-52y and infection by 8.57% and 65.71%, respectively.

Toxoplasmosis in females from Al-Anbar, Iraq.

“…The total rate of infection with Toxoplasma in the blood of females recorded in the present study was close to infection rates previously reported from Iraq including Almosawi and Alghezi from Thiqar (21.9% and 23%) respectively (11,18). Razan and Hamad (12) reported lower rates (16.1%) in Kirkuk, while Qazaz ( 14) reported a much higher rate (78.3%) in Baghdad. These variations can be attributed to differences in the numbers of collected samples, type of serological tests used, cultural and socioeconomic habits of the community and contact with cats.…”

“…Blood transfusion or organ transplant from infected people are rare routes of getting toxoplasmosis (4,9). In Iraq, plenty of research has been published about toxoplasmosis of humans and cats (4,5,(10)(11)(12)(13)(14). This study aimed to determine the prevalence and risk of toxoplasmosis in human females in Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq particularly in relation to contact with stray and pet cats and thus put forward a preventive strategy for this common and serious threat both to human and animal health.…”