Abstract

TRIOLO-MIESES, María  and  TRAVIEZO-VALLES, Luis. Serological Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Pregnancy in Palavecino Municipality. Lara State, Venezuela . Kasmera [online]. 2006, vol.34, n.1, pp.07-13. ISSN 0075-5222.

The sero-prevalence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 446 pregnant women with ages ranging from 15 to 43 years of age, living in the Cabudare and Agua Viva population, Lara State, Venezuela, was determined by using a commercial indirect hemagglutination test and considering titers ³ 1:16 as a positive reaction. Under this condition, 169 samples were positive (38%), 1:256 the most frequent titer (21%) and proportional increase of  seroprevalence with age was observed.

Keywords : Toxoplasma; antibodies; hemag-glutination; Venezuela.