Investigation of anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) in Samsun and Afyon provinces.
OBJECTIVE
The present study was conducted to investigate the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in water buffaloes.


METHODS
The research was conducted on 131 water buffaloes from Samsun and Afyon provinces. Serum samples of buffaloes were tested for toxoplasmosis with the Sabin Feldman Dye Test (SFDT), using live tachyzoites and methylene-blue dye.


RESULTS
87.79% of buffaloes had anti-Toxoplasma gondii antibodies titered 1:16 and more. No statistically significant difference was observed between the age and gender of buffaloes with infection (p>0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
These results show that toxoplasmosis is quite common in water buffaloes in the regions of study.
National Reference Laboratory of Parasitology, Institution of Public Health, Ankara, Turkey. yebeyhan@gmail.com.
Yunus Emre
YE
Beyhan
Cahit
C
Babür
Oktay
O
Yılmaz
D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D014421:Turkey / Q000453:epidemiology
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan