Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Sheep from Nevşehir Province inTurkey.
| Autor: | Özmutlu Çakmak D; Department of Biology, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nigde, Turkey. bkaratepe@ohu.edu.tr., Karatepe B |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Turkiye parazitolojii dergisi [Turkiye Parazitol Derg] 2017 Sep; Vol. 41 (3), pp. 148-151. |
| DOI: | 10.5152/tpd.2017.5245 |
| Abstrakt: | Objective: The goal of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) in sheep from Nevşehir Province in Turkey. Methods: Blood samples were taken from 180 sheep aged between 1 and 7 years, which were randomly selected from seven different study sites in Nevşehir Province. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies to T. gondii was performed on all the serum samples. Results: Eighteen (10%) serum samples were found to be seropositive for T. gondii antibodies. The highest seropositivity rate (11.53%) was found in sheep aged between 1 and 2 years, whereas the lowest seropositivity rate (8.51%) was found in sheep aged between 5 and 7 years old. Eighteen of the 162 ewes (11.1%) were found to be seropositive, whereas none of the 18 tested rams were seropositive. In addition, considering the study site location, the highest seropositivity rate was in Avanos (32%), whereas the lowest seropositivity rate was in Kozakli (2.9%). The T. gondii seropositivity rates were statistically insignificant with regard to age groups and gender (p>0.05), whereas they were statistically significant (p<0.05) with regard to study centers. Conclusion: This is the first serological report on toxoplasmosis in sheep from Nevşehir Province in Turkey. |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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