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Serological studies on toxoplasmosis in Zagazig slaughterhouse
A M el Ridi1, S M Nada, A S Aly
1Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Zagazig University, Egypt.
Journal of the Egyptian Society of Parasitology
|December 1, 1990
Abstract:
This study intended to estimate the prevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies among farm animals in Zagazig slaughterhouses using indirect haemagglutination test (I.H.A.T.) and to evaluate the occupational exposure to infected animals and meat among abattoir workers. 25% of the tested animals were seropositive 19.2% of the exposed persons showed positive reactions while in a control group it was 12% with statistically insignificant difference.