Detection of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in horses in Mosul, Iraq | ||
| Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences | ||
| Article 25, Volume 26, Suppl. II - Serial Number 3, September 2012, Pages 39-41 PDF (168.42 K) | ||
| Document Type: Research Paper | ||
| DOI: 10.33899/ijvs.2012.168677 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Mohammad N. Alshahery; Reem S. Mansour | ||
| Department of Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq | ||
| Abstract | ||
| This study was aimed to verify the presence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in equine sera in Mosul city, Iraq. Seventy nine samples of sera were examined (70 female and 9 male) by latex agglutination test (LAT) and 2–Mercaptoethanol test (2-ME). Results showed that anti-bodies to T. gondii using LAT were detected in 72.2% (71.4% female and 77.8% male) whereas 57% (57.1% female and 55.6% male) of infected horses were detected by 2-ME. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Toxoplasma gondii; antibodies; Latex agglutination; Equine | ||
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