title: Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sera of turkeys, chickens, and ducks from Egypt.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Massry
authors.forename: O A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Mahdy
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Ghaysh
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dubey
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan