Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma Gondii Infection among Sheep and Goats in the Stara Zagora Region
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By means of the indirect haemagglutination test (IHAT), blood serum antibody titres against Toxoplasma gondii were analyzed in 380 sheep and 364 goats originating from 10 settlements in the Stara Zagora region, Bulgaria. Positive samples (titres > 1:80) were investigated one more time after treatment with 2-mercaptoethanol to detect IgM antibodies. In sheep, 183 samples (48.2 %) were positive, with antibody titres ranging from 1:10 tо 1:1280, whereas in goats seropositive samples were 218 (59.8 %) with titres between 1:10 and 1:2560. IgM antibodies were detected in blood sera from 5 sheep and 11 goats.
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