title: Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sport horses bred in Ankara province.
abstract: 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%).
authors.affiliation: Gülhane Askeri Tip Akademisi, Tibbi Parazitoloji Bilim Dali, Ankara, Turkey. zeynepguclu@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Zeynep
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Güçlü
authors.forename: Zafer
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Karaer
authors.forename: Cahit
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Babür
authors.forename: Selçuk
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kiliç
mesh_terms: 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
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan