Anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in working donkeys and donkey's milk in greater Cairo, Egypt.
Toxoplasma gondii is one of the important zoonotic parasites of worldwide zoological & geographical distribution. ELISA prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Egyptian locally bred working donkeys in greater Cairo was evaluated. The donkeys were 75 females & 25 males aged between 3-10 years. The results showed that ELISA antibodies of T. gondii were found in 45 out of 100 (45%) working donkeys. Donkeys' milk obtained from fifteen pregnant females was T. gondii positive in seven (46.3%). The zoonotic role of donkeys and their milk were discussed.
General Organization for Veterinary Services (formerly), Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo 11566, Egypt.
Fouad M
FM
Haridy
Nagla Mostafa K
NM
Saleh
Hazem H M
HH
Khalil
Tosson A
TA
Morsy
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000097:blood*; D004534:Egypt / Q000453:epidemiology; D018397:Equidae; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry*; D011247:Pregnancy; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology*
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan