Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cattle, sheep and goats in Iran.
Serum samples from 2000 cows, 3311 sheep and 638 goats from Iran were examined for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by use of the latex agglutination (LAT) and indirect hemagglutination tests (IHAT). Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 24.50% sheep and 19.25% of goats. Antibodies to T. gondii were not detected in cow sera by LAT and IHAT in 1:8 and 1:64 dilutions of bovine sera, respectively. Toxoplasma gondii was not found in tissues of 300 aborted fetuses from cows by direct microscopy and bioassay in mice.
Hashemi-Fesharki
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Department of Protozoology and Production of Protozoal Vaccines, Razi State Serum and Vaccine Institute, Tehran, Iran.
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000469:parasitology; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006041:Goats; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D007492:Iran / Q000453:epidemiology; D051379:Mice; D011247:Pregnancy; D015995:Prevalence; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan