Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sport horses bred in Ankara province.
The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in horses bred for sportive purposes in the province of Ankara. Sera collected from a total of 100 clinically healthy horses were tested for the presence of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies using the Sabin-Feldman dye test and a seropositivity of 28% was found. The distribution of seropositivity among dilutions showed that 23 samples were positive at a dilution of 1:16 (82.1%), and 5 samples, positive at 1:64 (17.8%).
Güçlü
Zeynep
Z
Gülhane Askeri Tip Akademisi, Tibbi Parazitoloji Bilim Dali, Ankara, Turkey. zeynepguclu@hotmail.com
Karaer
Zafer
Z
Babür
Cahit
C
Kiliç
Selçuk
S
D017677:Age Distribution; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013177:Sports; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan