July 17, 2021 Thesis Open Access

PREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AMONG SUSBECTED FEMALES IN EGYPTIAN HOSPITAL MOGADISHU SOMALIA

UBAH ABDISALAAN MOHAMED; TUSMO ABDULLAHI MOHAMED

.Abstract Background: Toxoplasmosis is among the most famous parasitic zoonosis in the globe; it is due to apicomplexan protozoan Toxoplasma gondiil.. The parasites found in the lungs, brain, at most of the times in the lymph nodes and the heart. The sickness influences about 33% of the worldwide populace it is an opportunistic parasitic disease that effect people whose immune system is deficiency, (Suzuki, L.M., Rocha, R.J. and Rossi, 2017). General Objective of the study: The main objective of this research is to determine prevalence of toxoplasmosis among suspected females in Egyptian hospital in Mogadishu Somalia Methodology: The study use qualitative and Cross-sectional study because. The study was conducted in the prevalence of toxoplasmosis among suspected females in Egyptian hospital in Mogadishu Somalia Mogadishu in Somalia. The target population of this study was be all female patient attended to Egyptian hospital suspected having Toxoplasmosis. Results: This study took into consideration of 30 The study had presented the findings collected from the respondents. It was found that majority of the respondents according to the age in this study most of them indicate that indicate that 43% % of respondents were 51-60 years, 23% were between 21-30 years, while 13.3% of respondents were 31-40 years, while 10% were between the ages of 41-50. Recommendations: Based on the findings in this study, the followings were recommended. To avoid contact with material potentially contaminated with cat feces and to avoid ingestion of raw or badly-cooked meat or sub-products