Serological study of brucellosis in Argentine Creole sheep

Serological Diagnosis of Brucellosis

Methods: Review the recent literature on brucellosis serology diagnostic tests. The choice of the testing strategy depends on the prevailing brucellosis epidemiological situation and the goal of testing. Results: The ‘gold standard’ for the diagnosis of brucellosis is isolation and identification of the causative bacterium, a member of Brucella sp. Isolation of Brucella sp. requires high securi...

Serological study of small ruminant lentiviruses in sheep population of Khorasan-e-Razavi province in Iran

Maedi-Visna (MV) virus and caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) virus known as small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) cause chronic diseases in susceptible animals. The main reservoirs of these viral agents are sheep and goat. In sheep, MV virus causes a disease as the same name of the virus. This is the first seroprevalence survey of SRLVs in sheep population of Khorasan-e-Razavi province in Iran...

Serological investigations on brucellosis in cattle, sheep and goats in Iran

The prevalence of brucellosis in cattle, sheep and goats in Iran was investigated serologically during the years 1970-1984. The number of serum sam­ ples tested in this period was 175 676 from cattle and 110 817 from sheep and goats. The percentages of seropositive samples were 17.6% for cattle and 14.7% for sheep and goats. The results obtained demonstrate the value of the simul­ taneous use o...

Serological study of Maedi-Visna virus among sheep flocks in Kerman province of Iran

A Serological and Molecular study on Toxoplasma gondii infection in sheep and goat in Tabriz

Toxoplasmosis is an important zoonotic diseases in human and animals. The disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. To determine the infection rate of toxoplasmosis in sheep and goats in east Azarbaijan province of Iran a total of 186 sera, 13 fetal brains, 13 cotyledons and 34 whole blood samples were collected from sheep and goats in Tabriz abattoir during the year 2010. Serum sample...