Sero-prevalence of toxoplasmosis in sheep and goats in El-Gadarif state

This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to November 2015 to estimate the prevalence of anti-toxopalsma antibodies in sheep and goats in El-Gadarif state. A total of 400 serum samples comprising of 200 sheep and 200 goats were collected and tested by Toxo-latex agglutination test and indir...

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Published in:Journal of advanced veterinary and animal research 2017-06, Vol.4 (2), p.1-213
Main Authors: Atail, Hamadnalla, Ibrahaem, Hatim, Shuaib, Yassir, Mohamed, Abdelgadir, Suliman, Siham, Idris, Salah, Abdalla, Mohamed
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Antibodies
Caprinae
El-Gadarif
Goats
Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay
Enzymes
Goats
Immunoglobulins
Infections
Latex agglutination
Multivariate analysis
Ovis aries
Parasites
Parasitic diseases
Parasitology
Remote sensing
Sample size
Sero-prevalence
Sheep
Statistical analysis
Statistical methods
Studies
Sudan
Toxoplasmosis
Toxoplasmosis
Veterinary medicine
Zoonoses
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Summary:This cross-sectional study was conducted from July to November 2015 to estimate the prevalence of anti-toxopalsma antibodies in sheep and goats in El-Gadarif state. A total of 400 serum samples comprising of 200 sheep and 200 goats were collected and tested by Toxo-latex agglutination test and indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). The overall sero-prevalence was 52.0% (n=208/400) using Toxo-latex agglutination test and 45.7%(n=42/92) and 27.2%(n=25/92) using iELISA in sheep and goats, respectively. Furthermore, the sero-prevalences among the two investigated species and the two age groups were statistically similar but were different between localities, breeds and sexes. In the univariate analysis, species (P=0.028) and locality (P=0.001) were associated with Toxo-latex agglutination test positive status. Additionally, species (sheep) and locality (Al-Fao, Al-Hawatah, and West El-Gadarif) had increased odds of being Toxo-latex agglutination test positive in the multivariate analysis. It can be concluded that the prevalence of anti-toxopalsma antibodies is relatively high and there was no between-species variation in sero-positivity. These findings warrant further investigations to estimate the burden of the disease and the likelihood of zoonotic transmission.
ISSN:2311-7710
2311-7710
DOI:10.5455/javar.2017.d205