Anti-Toxoplasma, Anti-rubella, and Anti-cytomegalovirus Antibodies in Dumpsite Workers of Erbil Governorate

Ameena S. M. Juma; Muhsin H. Ubeid; Tanya S. Salih

doi:10.24086/cuesj.v3n1y2019.pp85-89

Ameena S. M. Juma Department of Biology, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8158-1705
Muhsin H. Ubeid Department of Biology, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
Tanya S. Salih Department of Biology, Cihan University-Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2347-0836

DOI: https://doi.org/10.24086/cuesj.v3n1y2019.pp85-89

Keywords: Cytomegalovirus, dumpsite workers, municipal solid waste, rubella, solid waste disposal, Toxoplasma gondii

Abstract

The present study aimed to detect the presence of anti-Toxoplasma, anti-rubella, and anti-cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies in the sera of dumpsite workers of Erbil Governorate. Eighty nine male dumpsite (Kany Qrzhala, Erbil Governorate) workers were included in this study. Serum was obtained for the detection of anti-Toxoplasma, anti-rubella, and anti-CMV antibodies using an automated cobas e411 immunoassay analyzer. No anti-Toxoplasma IgM antibodies were detected in any of the workers’ sera, while (25.84%) showed a positive result for anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibodies. All workers’ sera had no anti-rubella IgM and IgG2 antibodies, while (62.92%) of them revealed the presence of IgG1 in their sera. Anti-CMV IgM was found in (2.25%) of the sera, while (13.50%) of the sera revealed the presence of anti-CMV IgG antibodies.

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