title: Serological survey of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in sheep, cattle, and buffaloes in Punjab, India.
abstract: Sera from 186 sheep, 83 cattle, and 103 water buffaloes from Punjab, India, were evaluated for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii using a commercial ELISA kit. This study was planned using a 2-stage random sampling procedure and sampling software 'survey toolbox.' In the first step, villages were selected randomly from a sampling frame of all the villages of Punjab, followed by selection of owners and animals in the second step. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 7 of 186 sheep, 2 of 83 cattle, and 3 of 103 buffaloes. Results indicate a low prevalence of T. gondii in ruminants tested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Sciences, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141004, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Sandhu
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Bal
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Verma
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dubey
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000469:parasitology*; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan