17 M. S. Ahmad A. Maqbool M. Mahmood-ul-Hassan M. Mushtaq-ul-Hassan A. A. Anjum Journal of Animal and Plant Sciences JAPS 20122012/02/01 22 1 51-53 1018-7081 NA <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> NA Pakistan Agricultural Scientists Forum https://thejaps.org.pk/AbstractView.aspx?mid=2012-JAPS-102