serologic study on leptospiral infection in sheep in ahvaz, southwestern iran

Serologic study on leptospiral infection in sheep in Ahvaz, southwestern Iran

To investigate the seroprevalence of leptospiral infection in sheep in Ahvaz, southwestern Iran, bloodsamples were taken from 181 female sheep. Sera were stored at -20°C until use. They were initially screenedat serum dilution of 1:100 against six live antigens of Leptospira interrogans serovars pomona, canicola,hardjo, ballum, icterohaemorrhagiae, grippotyphosa using the microscopic agglutinat...

Seroprevalence of Leptospiral infection in goats of Ahvaz

Bacteriological and serological studies on Mannheimia haemolytica infection in cattle slaughtered at Ahvaz (southwestern Iran) abattoir

In order to investigate the prevalence of Mannheimia haemolytica infection in cattle, nasal andnasopharyngeal swabs and blood samples were obtained from 250 cattle after slaughter at Ahvaz(southwestern Iran) abattoir. Nasal and nasopharyngeal swabs were cultured on blood agar and incubated at37°C for 24-48 h. The suspected bacterial cultures were processed for isolation of M. haemolytica follow...

the impact of e-readiness on ec success in public sector in iran the impact of e-readiness on ec success in public sector in iran

acknowledge the importance of e-commerce to their countries and to survival of their businesses and in creating and encouraging an atmosphere for the wide adoption and success of e-commerce in the long term. the investment for implementing e-commerce in the public sector is one of the areas which is focused in government‘s action plan for cross-disciplinary it development and e-readiness in go...

A serological survey of Leptospiral infection of cats in Ahvaz, south-western of Iran

Leptospirosis is a zoonosis with numerous reservoir hosts. The disease is caused by infection with various serovars of Leptospira interrogans sensu lato. This study was conducted to evaluate the seroprevalence of leptospiral infection in stray cats in Ahvaz (south-western Iran) from April 2007 to June 2008. Blood samples were collected from 102 stray cats and screened for leptospiral infection ...

A comparison between serological and molecular tests in diagnosis of Toxoplasma gondii infection among stray cats in Ahvaz, southwestern Iran

Toxoplasma gondii infects all species of warm-blooded animals, including humans, and domestic cats and other felidae are its definitive hosts. The aim of the present survey was to compare serological and molecular tests in accurate diagnosis of T. gondii infection among stray cats in Ahvaz, Iran. A total of 100 cats were examined for the detection of serum antibodies against T. gondii (chronic ...