Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in the Slaughterhouse Workers of Tabriz

ABSTRACT Since Toxoplasma is an important infection can be found in human and animal. For serological evaluation of toxoplasma, present study conducted on serum sampels of 144 slaughterhouse workers as case group and 67. Serum sampels of healthy blood donors as control group. All of serum sampels were examined by indirect immunoflouroscence antibody (IFA) method. Difference of antibody titer between case and control group was significant (P<0/01). In duration of work at the slaughterhouse and age of workers wasn't any significant difference, but there was singificant difference in worker's antibody titer between variuse parts of slaughterhouse as work place (P<0.01).