Open AccessPREVALENCE OF TOXOPLASMOSIS AMONG SHEEP AND GOATS IN BAGHDAD AREA
Author(s) -
Layla Kh.Rifaat,
Suad Z.Jawdat
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
the iraqi journal of veterinary medicine/al-maǧallaẗ al-ṭibbiyyaẗ al-bayṭariyyaẗ al-’irāqiyyaẗ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2410-7409
pISSN - 1609-5693
DOI - 10.30539/ijvm.v22i1.1222
Subject(s) - complement fixation test , toxoplasmosis , antibody , toxoplasma gondii , biology , virology , veterinary medicine , immunology , serology , medicine
The complement fixation test (CFT) and the direct fluorescent antibody test were used for detecting anti Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sera obtained from 143 sheep and 44 goats. Complement fixing antibodies were detected in 38 (26.2%) for sheep sera and 24 (54.5%) of goat sera tested by CFT.
On the other hand, 26(18.2%) of sheep sera were positive by the FAT. The combined use of CFT and FAT allows the differentiation between an acute or latent T.gondii infection.