Spontaneous abortion among Toxoplasma gondii IgG seropositive women: Molecular detection, genotype identification, and serological assessment with conventional ELISA and avidity ELISA.

Objectives: It has been generally believed that women who exposed to Toxoplasma gondii before pregnancy and have anti-T. gondii IgG antibody are immunized and their newborns will be protected from congenital infection. This study is aimed to investigate the role of T.

in Slaughtered Sheep in High- and Low-Humidity Regions in the South of Iran: Molecular Prevalence and Genotype Identification.

is one of the most common meat-born zoonoses that infect all warm-blooded animals and humans. Sheep () is one of the main reservoirs of worldwide, and the infections induce various sequels, such as abortion and stillbirth. The present study aimed to identify the effects of humidity on the prevalence of in sheep in high- and low-humidity regions.

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Infection among Pregnant Women in Hormozgan Province, South of Iran.

Background: Toxoplasmosis can cause miscarriage or complications in the fetus. Diagnosis and treatment of this disease by anti-parasitic drugs especially in early pregnancy can help to prevent fetal infection and its complications. This study aimed to determine infection in pregnant women, evaluate risk factors in the transmission of the disease and congenital toxoplasmosis.