Table 1.
Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection among pregnant women in Arab countries
| Country | Sample size | Region | Assay | IgG (%) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arabian Peninsula region | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 2,176 | Al Ahsa | ELISA | 51.4 | Al-Mohammad et al. (2010) |
| Qatar | Doha | ELISA | 29.8 | Abu-Madi et al. (2008) | |
| Qatar | 1,857 | Doha | ELISA | 35.1 | Abu-Madi et al. (2010) |
| UAE | 2,343 | IFA | 24.2 | Singh (1998) | |
| Kuwait | 573 | Kuwait | PHAT | 58.2 | Al-Nakib et al. (1983) |
| Oman | NA | Oman | ELISA | 42.3 | Elbualy et al. (1996) |
| Yemen | NA | Taiz | ELISA | 32.5 | Saleh et al. (2010) |
| Bilad Sham region | |||||
| Iraq | 254 | Ramadi | ELISA | 38.4 | Mohammad et al. (2012) |
| Syria | 260 | Damascus | ELISA | 23.48 | Al-Mendalawi and Barah (2011) |
| Lebanon | 232 | ELISA | 62 | Szenasi et al. (1997) | |
| Jordan | 280 | Amman | IFA | 31.7 | Jumaian (2005) |
| Gaza strip | 1,954 | Gaza | ELISA | 7.9 | Al-Hindi et al. (2010) |
| Nile River region | |||||
| Egypt | 323 | Menoufia | ELFA, | 67.5 | El Deeb et al. (2012) |
| Sudan | 487 | Khartoum | ELISA | 34.1 | Elnahas et al. (2003) |
| North African region | |||||
| Libya | 143 | Tripoli | ELISA | 45 | Mousa et al. (2011) |
| Tunis | 2,351 | Tunisia | ELISA | 47.7 | Fakhfakh et al. (2013) |
| Algeria | 1,028 | Annaba | ELISA | 47.8 | Messerer et al. (2014) |
| Morocco | 2,456 | Morocco | ELISA | 50.6 | El Mansouri et al. (2007) |