title: Survey of antibodies against various infectious disease agents in racing camels in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
abstract: Prevalence of antibodies against some important disease agents in sera from racing camels in Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates) is reported. Antibodies against Brucella abortus were detected in 1.5% of racing camels, but only 0.76% had titres sufficient for the animals to be considered infected. The complement fixation test revealed antibodies against Coxiella burnetii (causative agent of Q fever) in 7.9% of camels (with a geometrical mean titre of 13) and against parainfluenza virus type 3 in 5.6% of camels (with a geometrical mean titre of 20). Serological evidence did not show the presence of Aspergillus spp., while antibodies against Leptospira interrogans were seen in 4.1% of camels. Antibodies against Echinococcus polymorphus were observed in 2.6% of the animals, while a large number of racing camels (30.9% and 36.4%) possessed antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii, as determined by direct agglutination and indirect haemagglutination, respectively.
authors.affiliation: Animal Sciences Institute, National Agricultural Research Centre, Pakistan Agricultural Research Council, Islamabad.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Afzal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sakkir
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000276:immunology; D002006:Brucellosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D002162:Camelus; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004443:Echinococcosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D007921:Leptospira interrogans / Q000276:immunology; D007922:Leptospirosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D010224:Parainfluenza Virus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology; D018184:Paramyxoviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D015995:Prevalence; D011778:Q Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D013177:Sports; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology; D014479:United Arab Emirates / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies