Toxoplasmosis And Its Effect On Pregnant Women Attending Hospitals In Babylon Province , Iraq

Abstract

A total of three hundred and seventy four pregnant women attending hospitals in Babylon province were examined for detection of toxoplasmosis , during period from Nov2020 till June2021. Out of 374 examined  , thirty-one found infected  (8.29%) . Result exhibited no significant differences in rate of infection among months of the study . From 31 infected women , eleven were aborted fetus (35.5%) , during 2-7 months of pregnancy , Other twenty women were 11 (35.5%) born malformation infants and 9 (29%) born intact infants. According to ages , category 40-49years old , show high effect  , since50% aborted fetus and 50% born defected infants .  In concern to habitat , rural patients show  slight increasing of infection (8.8%) than urban (8%) . The study ensure that cats were the main source of infection , since24 of infected women (77.4%) were  direct or indirect contact with cats . Only 4 (36.3%) of eleven women with history of previous abortion , were aborted for the second time