Research on demographic, clinical and paraclinical aspects in pregnant women infected with Toxoplasma gondii

Toxoplasmosis is a zoonotic disease caused by the protozoan parasite. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of acute toxoplasmosis or its presence in the medical history of 240 pregnant women, depending on age and geographical background. The second purpose was to analyze several medical aspects (clinical and paraclinical) in pregnant women with acute toxoplasmosis. The study identified several serological changes including positive toxoplasma IgM, IgG, and IgA antibodies. The chemiluminescence immunoassay (CLIA) method was used to detect -specific IgM and IgG antibodies and the enzyme immunoassay (EIA) method to detect -specific IgA antibodies. Of the 96 pregnant women (40%) infected with , approximately 1/3 had acquired acute infection and 2/3 had a history of prior acute infection (P