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- Title
Investigation of Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cattle in Siirt province in Turkey.
- Authors
Celik, Ozgur Yasar; Ipek, Duygu Neval Sayın; Celik, Burcak Aslan; Irak, Kivanc; Akgul, Gulsah
- Abstract
Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonotic disease, which is caused by Toxoplasma gondii and is quite common in the world, found in all mammals including humans, poultry, and reptiles. It has been reported that; adult cattle do not have toxoplasmosis clinically, and it is possible they pass the parasite through the placenta to the fetus, and that some infected animals give birth to aborted or infected calves. This study was conducted to determine T. gondii seroprevalence in cattle of Siirt region in Turkey and seropositivity was determined in blood samples of 300 cattle by using ELISA. Results showed that 53 (18%) of the samples were seropositive, while 247 (82%) of the samples were seronegative. In addition, there was a significant difference between their average age groups.
- Subjects
SIIRT (Turkey); TOXOPLASMOSIS in animals; TOXOPLASMA gondii; SEROPREVALENCE; CATTLE diseases; DIAGNOSIS
- Publication
Indian Journal of Animal Research, 2018, Vol 52, Issue 7, p1053
- ISSN
0367-6722
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.18805/ijar.B-827