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- Title
Prevalence of anti- Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sport horses from Qazvin, Iran.
- Authors
Hajialilo, Elham; Ziaali, Naser; Fasihi Harandi, Majid; Saraei, Mehrzad; Hajialilo, Mohammad
- Abstract
In the present study, the prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in sport horses of Qazvin was examined using modified agglutination test (MAT). On 52 horse sera totally examined for anti- Toxoplasma antibodies, 37 horses (71.2%) were seropositive by MAT. Results of the present study showed a high rate of Toxoplasma infection in horses in Qazvin area. More comprehensive study on equine toxoplasmosis is recommended.
- Subjects
QAZVIN (Iran); IRAN; TOXOPLASMA gondii; HORSES; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; ANTIGEN-antibody reactions; SERODIAGNOSIS; BLOOD plasma; SARCOCYSTIDAE; AGGLUTINATION tests
- Publication
Tropical Animal Health & Production, 2010, Vol 42, Issue 7, p1321
- ISSN
0049-4747
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s11250-010-9576-4