APPROACH OF THE PREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMOS IS IN TANANARIVE - STUDY OFSAMPLING OF 2,354 SERA IN INSTITUT-PASTEUR OF MADAGASCAR

The prevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies was studied in 2,354 individua ls in Tananarive, at the Institut Pasteur of Madagascar: The seropreva lence among the malagasy population amounts to 52.1 %. At the age of 1 0 years old, 36.3 % of our sample have already acquired toxoplasma ant ibodies, proving an early infection. No differences have been observed between sexes. The toxoplasmosis prevalence among the female populati on coming from France, India and Pakistan and living in Tananarive see med the same than in their home countries, whereas female population c oming from China had shown a different seroprevalence compared to thei r home country.