The prevalence of anti- Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in Ghanaian sheep and goats

The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect anti- Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 1258 small ruminants (732 sheep and 526 goats) sampled from 28 different locations in the three ecological zones of Ghana. The animals sampled had an overall seroprevalence of 30.5% (384 of the tot...

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Published in:Acta tropica 2000-07, Vol.76 (1), p.21-26
Main Authors: van der Puije, W.N.A., Bosompem, K.M., Canacoo, E.A., Wastling, J.M., Akanmori, B.D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Age Factors
Animal protozoal diseases
Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan - blood
Biological and medical sciences
ELISA
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - veterinary
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect - veterinary
Ghana
Ghana - epidemiology
Goats
Goats - blood
Goats - parasitology
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Parasitic diseases
Protozoal diseases
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Seroepidemiology
Sheep
Sheep - blood
Sheep - parasitology
Sheep Diseases - epidemiology
Toxoplasma - immunology
Toxoplasma gondii
Toxoplasmosis, Animal - epidemiology
Tropical medicine
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Summary:The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used to detect anti- Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 1258 small ruminants (732 sheep and 526 goats) sampled from 28 different locations in the three ecological zones of Ghana. The animals sampled had an overall seroprevalence of 30.5% (384 of the total). Sheep had a higher overall prevalence (33.2%) compared to the goats (26.8%). Animals sampled from the Coastal Savannah and the Forest zones had prevalences of 39.4% and 39.1%, respectively, which were significantly higher ( P
ISSN:0001-706X
1873-6254
DOI:10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00084-X