Molecular Detection of Toxoplasma gondii in Water Sources of District Nowshehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Toxoplasmosis is spread through contamination of water sources and results in morbidity globally. In the current study 300 water samples were processed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of Toxoplasma gondii. The overall prevalence in different water sources was 6.6% (17/300). Among di...

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Published in:Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A Part A, 2013-07, Vol.76 (14), p.837-841
Main Authors: Khan, Imran, Khan, Amir Muhammad, Ayaz, Sultan, Khan, Sanaullah, Anees, Muhammad, Khan, Shaukat Ali, Ullah, Faizan
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Cleaning
Contamination
DNA, Protozoan - analysis
Drains
Drinking Water - analysis
Drinking Water - parasitology
Environmental health
Environmental Monitoring - methods
Filtration
Fresh Water - parasitology
Health hazards
Morbidity
Pakistan
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Seasons
Spreads
Toxicology
Toxoplasma - genetics
Toxoplasma - isolation & purification
Toxoplasma gondii
Tubes
Water Microbiology
Well waters
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Summary:Toxoplasmosis is spread through contamination of water sources and results in morbidity globally. In the current study 300 water samples were processed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for detection of Toxoplasma gondii. The overall prevalence in different water sources was 6.6% (17/300). Among different water sources the highest prevalence was recorded in drain water at 7% (7/100), followed by tube well water at 7.5% (3/40) and open well water at 5% (5/100) ,and the lowest was recorded in tap water at 3.33% (2/60). The highest prevalence was recorded in summer. Evidence indicates that cleaning and filtration need to be adopted to avoid the health hazards of waterborne zoonotic parasites.
ISSN:1528-7394
1087-2620
2381-3504
DOI:10.1080/15287394.2013.821962