Background: Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic infection caused by an
intracellular protozoan named Toxoplasma gondii. Its prevalence had
been investigated in several studies throughout the world showing that
it varied from one country to another. In contrast, few studies had
been carried out on this infection across the kingdom of Morocco, hence
the objective of this work, which is the determination of Toxoplasma
gondii seroprevalence in the region of Marrakech-Safi. Methods: The
serological results of a cohort of 5692 patients were reviewed
retrospectively. Those patients had been into different public and
private medical laboratories in the region of Marrakech-Safi for a
toxoplasmosis serology, requested between the 1st January, 2014 and
31st December, 2016. According to each laboratory, the techniques
adopted for this serology were ELISA (ELFA, MEIA, EIA) and CMIA.
Results: The results showed that for pregnant women, the overall
seroprevalence in the study region were 28.88%. Conclusion: The
variation of Toxoplasma gondii seroprevalence is related not only to
climatic factors but also to lifestyle, eating habits, socio-economic
status and hygiene conditions. In this study, we noticed that in
Morocco, as in other countries, pregnant women encounter several
difficulties when serologic screening for toxoplasmosis. Keywords:
Seroprevalence, Toxoplasmosis, pregnant women, Marrakech-Safi regio