title: Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in domestic (Columba livia domestica) and wild (Columba livia livia) pigeons in Niğde region, Turkey.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii specific antibodies in domestic (Columba livia domestica) and wild (Columba livia livia) pigeons between October 2003-June 2004.
  
  
  METHODS
  Blood samples were collected from 216 pigeons, consisting of 105 (55 female, 50 male) domestic pigeons and 111 (53 female, 58 male) wild pigeons. The sera were tested for T. gondii antibodies using the Sabin Feldman Dye Test (SFDT).
  
  
  RESULTS
  One of the 105 (0.95%) domestic pigeon and one of the 111 (0.90%) wild pigeon were found to be seropositive for T. gondii antibodies at the titer of 1:16.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This is the first serological study on toxoplasmosis in the domestic and wild pigeon in the Niğde region of Turkey.
authors: Niğde University, Bor Vocational School, Niğde, Turkey. mkaratepe@nigde.edu.tr
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Karatepe
authors: Selçuk
authors: S
authors: Kılıç
authors: Bilge
authors: B
authors: Karatepe
authors: Cahit
authors: C
authors: Babür