Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sera of turkeys, chickens, and ducks from Egypt.
Sera from 173 turkeys, 108 chickens, and 48 ducks from Giza, Egypt, were tested for the presence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by means of the modified agglutination test using mercaptoethanol and formalin-fixed tachyzoites. The prevalence of anti-T. gondii antibodies (>1:25) among turkeys, chickens, and ducks was 59.5%, 47.2%, and 50%, respectively.
El-Massry
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Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
Mahdy
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El-Ghaysh
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Dubey
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D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D002645:Chickens / Q000469:parasitology*; D004372:Ducks / Q000469:parasitology*; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014422:Turkeys / Q000469:parasitology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan