title: Anti-Fasciola antibodies among rodents and sheep in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
abstract: A total of 20 imported sheep were examined for fascioliasis natural infection by kato thick smear and by Fasciola-indirect haemagglutination test (IHAT). Stool examination revealed infection in 13/20 (65%), but IHAT identified 11/20 (55%). So, the sensitivity was 84.5%. Also, five species of rodents trapped within or nearby the infected sheep farm by IHAT showed positive reactions of in Rattus rattus (22.4%), R. norvegicus (16.7%), Meriones crassus (11.8%), Juculus jaculus (zero%), Acomys c. dimidiatus (9.4%). The overall positive IHA reac-tion was 11/143 or 14.7%. The presence of natural fascioliasis infection in imported sheep and wild rodents were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, Faculty of Education for Girls, King Abd El-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
authors.forename: Najlaa Y A
authors.initials: NY
authors.lastname: Abou-Zinadah
authors.forename: Mohamoud A H
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Fouad
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild; D000909:Antibodies, Helminth / Q000097:blood*; D004197:Disease Reservoirs / Q000662:veterinary; D005209:Fasciola / Q000276:immunology*; D005211:Fascioliasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012377:Rodentia; D012529:Saudi Arabia / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*
chemical_list: D000909:Antibodies, Helminth