Toxoplasmosis is a disease caused by Toxoplasma gondii. It is asymptomatic in the majority of immunocompetent individuals who contract it. When T gondii infection is acquired during pregnancy, the parasite can be transmitted via the placenta to fetus, causing congenital toxoplasmosis. The present study assessed the seroprevalence of T. gondii among pregnant females in Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia. Moreover, the aim was also to assess the consequences of infection during pregnancy among those females.

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... lood samples from 173 patients were used for detection of anti-Toxoplasma IgG & IgM. The results showed that 35(20.2%) were positive, of whom 33 (19.1%) were IgG positive and 2(1.2%) were IgG & IgM positive. Of the 33 IgG positive cases ten with history of abortion, two history of congenital anomalies, three cases with history of intrauterine growth retardation, and two cases with history of preterm labor. All cases consumed not-well cooked meat, ten had pet-cats.