Open AccessSerological Studied On Toxoplasma Gondii Infection in Sheep and Goats in Ismailia Province
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
archives of infectious diseases and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2577-8455
DOI - 10.33140/aidt/02/02/00004
Subject(s) - toxoplasma gondii , serology , direct agglutination test , seroprevalence , biology , veterinary medicine , latex fixation test , antibody , toxoplasmosis , virology , immunology , medicine
Blood serum samples from 100 sheep and 100 goats were collected and examined for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Modified Agglutination Test. The seroprevalences of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep were 34% and 33% and in goats were 32%, 31% by ELISA and MAT respectively. The prevalence in the females of sheep and goats were higher than males. The seroprevalences were higher in adult animals than young in both sheep and goats. Using the MAT as a reference test, the sensitivity and specificity of the ELISA Test were 100% and 98.5% respectively