Seasonal influenza during pregnancy.

Seasonal Influenza is an acute respiratory illness caused by Influenza A or B viruses. Its presentation is commonly with signs and symptoms of upper respiratory tract involvement such as cough, sore throat and runny nose, associated with generalized systemic symptoms such as fever, headaches, myalgia, and weakness. The severity of symptoms is very variable, ranging from mild self-limiting infection to severe acute respiratory illness requiring intensive interventions.

Toxoplasmosis in pregnant Sudanese women.

Objective: The aim of this study was to conduct a sero-epidemiological survey of toxoplasmosis in pregnant Sudanese women.

Methods: Four hundred and eighty-seven pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Khartoum and Omdurman, Maternity Hospitals, Sudan during the period June through to December 2000 were counselled for socio-demographic and obstetrical risk factors for toxoplasmosis, and screened for immunoglobin G (IgG) and IgM anti-toxoplasma antibodies using enzyme linked immunoassay.

Results: Immunoglobin G anti-toxoplasma antibodies were positive (titre > 11 IU/ml) in 166/487 (34.