Seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis among Pregnant Women Referring to the Reference Laboratory of Zahedan, Iran

Background: zahedan is a tropical region in southeast of iran. due to importance of congenital toxoplasmosis and absence of study evidences in this field in zahedan, this research was accomplished. materials and methods: 221 serum samples were collected from pregnant women referring to reference laboratory of zahedan. the igg and igm antibody levels against were examined using elisa method.results: 30.8% cases out of all samples were igg positive and in 1.4% cases igg and igm were both positive for toxoplasmosis.conclusion: 69.2% of pregnant women were serologically negative against toxoplasmosis; therefore hygiene education to eliminate risk factors especially during pregnancy period seems to be imperative.