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The link between  Toxoplasma gondii  infection and multiple sclerosis remains controversial. In the present study, we aimed to determine the association between  T. gondii  seropositivity and multiple sclerosis. Using an age- and gender-matched case-control study, we studied 45 patients who had multiple sclerosis attended in two public hospitals and 225 control subjects without this disease and other neurological disorders in Durango City, Mexico. Serum samples of cases and controls were analyzed for detection of anti- Toxoplasma  IgG using a commercially available enzyme-linked immunoassay. One (2.22%) of the 45 patients with multiple sclerosis, and 15 (6.67%) of the 225 control subjects without this disease were seropositive for anti- T. gondii  IgG antibodies. No statistically significant difference (OR = 0.31; 95% CI: 0.04–2.47;  P  = 0.48) in seroprevalence of anti- T. gondii  IgG antibodies between cases and controls was found. The frequency of  T. gondii  seropositivity did not vary among cases and controls about sex or age groups. Results of this study do not support an association between seropositivity to  T. gondii  and multiple sclerosis. However, additional research with larger sample sizes to confirm this lack of association should be conducted.

Toxoplasma gondii infection and multiple sclerosis: An age- and a gender-matched case-control seroprevalence study