[{
  "type": "article-journal",
  "title": "PREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMA GONDII ANTIBODIES IN HUMAN BEINGS AND COMMENSAL RODENTS TRAPPED FROM LAHORE, PAKISTAN.",
  "author": [
    {
      "family": "Ahmad",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Maqbool",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Mahmood-ul-Hassan",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Mushtaq-ul-Hassan",
      "given": ""
    },
    {
      "family": "Anjum",
      "given": ""
    }
  ],
  "issued": {
    "date-parts": [[2012]]
  },
  "container-title": "Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences",
  "ISSN": "1018-7081",
  "volume": "22",
  "issue": "1",
  "page": "51-53",
  "DOI": "NA",
  "abstract": "<p>An endeavor was made to assess the prevalence of&nbsp;<em>Toxoplasma</em>&nbsp;infection in humans and in rodents captured from the corresponding areas of Lahore using the Latex Agglutination Test (LAT). Sera samples of&nbsp;<em>Rattus rattus</em>&nbsp;(n=210), Mus muscular (n=90) and human beings (n=300) were screened for antibodies against&nbsp;<em>T. gondii.</em>&nbsp;Highest percentage of positive cases (58.57%) was recorded in&nbsp;<em>R.rattus</em>&nbsp;followed by&nbsp;<em>M.muscularus</em>&nbsp;(36.66%) and lowest in human beings (11.33%). Sera samples from human beings showed significant difference in relation to positive level of antibodies against&nbsp;<em>T. gondii</em>&nbsp;at different age groups. Highest percent prevalence of antibodies (28%) was observed in human sera samples collected from more than 51 years of age group followed by 41-50 years age group (17.33%). Remaining two age groups (21-30 and 31-40 years) were negative for anti-T. gondii antibodies. Anti-T. gondii antibodies were detected in sera of rodents and human beings residential of same localities. So, rodents can play role in the transmission of&nbsp;<em>T. gondii</em>&nbsp;to human beings.</p>",
  "publisher": "Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum",
  "URL": "https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2012-JAPS-102"
}]