Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in Small Ruminants in Southwest of Iran

Authors

  • A. Sohrabei Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran|Iranian Veterinary Organization, Hamedan, Iran
  • B. Esmaeilnejad Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
  • G. Majidi Iranian Veterinary Organization, Hamedan, Iran
  • J. Gharekhani Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran|Department of Laboratory Sciences, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Iranian Veterinary Organization, Hamedan, Iran
  • K. Mardani Department of Food Hygiene and Quality Control, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
  • M. Alaei Department of Surgery and Diagnostic Imaging, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
  • M. Yakhchali Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Urmia University, Urmia, Iran
  • R. Berahmat Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
Abstract:

Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum are Apicomplexan intracellular protozoa with global distribution. Small ruminants play an important role as intermediate hosts for N. caninum and T. gondii, parasites of great public health concern. The main goal of the current survey was to evaluate N. caninum and T. gondii infection rate in sheep and goats of Khuzestan Province, southwest of Iran, using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).  In this cross-sectional study during February-April 2016, whole blood samples were taken randomly from 735 animals from 37 herds. The animals were reared under the traditional husbandry system in different parts of the province. Among 550 sheep and 185 goats, 37 (6.8%) sheep and 20 (10.8%) goats were seropositive for N. caninum and 59 (10.8%) sheep and 37 (20%) goats were seropositive for T. gondii. The incidence rates of mixed infection with N. caninum and T. gondii were 3.2% and 5.4% in sheep and goats, respectively. Seroprevalence rate of N. caninum was significantly higher in goats at

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volume 73  issue 4

pages  305- 310

publication date 2018-12-01

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