title: [Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep in Silopi district by using indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT)].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  In the present study, it was aimed to detect seropositivity of T. gondii in sheep raised in the Silopi district.
  
  
  METHODS
  For this aim, blood samples were obtained from 100 female Hamdani sheep. The serum samples were examined using indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) with respect of T. gondii specific antibody.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Seropositivity was detected in 97 of sheep examined (97%). The seropositivity titers for the IFA test showed that 1:16 in 58 (59.7%), 1:64 in 22 (22.6%), 1:128 in 16 (16.4%) and 1:256 in 1 (%1) of sheep were found as seropositive. Seropositivity was observed as 96% in aborted sheep. Seropositivity was detected as 96% and 100% in 2-4 and 5-10 year old sheep, respectively. The relationship between age and seropositivity rate was not found significant (p > 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The seropositivity of T. gondii was higher in sheep grown in Silopi.
authors.affiliation: Karakecili İlce Gıda, Tarım ve Hayvancılık Müdürlüğü, Müdür Vekili, Kırıkkale, Türkiye.
authors.forename: Abdullah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leblebicier
authors.forename: Kader
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yıldız
mesh_terms: D000022:Abortion, Spontaneous / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan