SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEOSPORA CANINUM INFECTION IN SOME DOMESTIC ANIMALS FROM EGYPT | ||||
Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza) | ||||
Volume 51, Issue 3, July 2003, Page 355-361 PDF (1.37 MB) | ||||
Document Type: Original Article | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.2003.375371 | ||||
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Authors | ||||
A EL-GHAYSH* 1; FATHIA KHALIL2; M HILALI1; A NASSAR1 | ||||
1Parasitology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Cairo University, Egypt | ||||
2National Research Center, Dokki, Egypt | ||||
Abstract | ||||
This study investigates the presence of antibodies to N. caninum in cattle, sheep, goats and dogs from Egypt. Sera from the tested animals were examined using a direct agglutination test incorporating mercaptoethanol and formalin-preserved whole N. caninum tachyzoites as antigen. Anti- N. caninum antibodies were found in 18 out of 111 aborted cattle (16.2%). Abortion occurs during the third to ninth month of gestation period. Three of the 26 non-aborted cattle (11.5%) were seropositive. Statistical analysis indicated that anti- N. caninum antibodies occurred more in the aborted than in the non-aborted group (slightly significant). Seventy-three of 202 sheep (36.1%) and 31 of 88 (35.2%) goats recorded antibodies for N. caninum. Eight out of 29 (27.6%) stray dogs had antibodies agaist N. caninum. The present communication is the first nationwide survey on serological evidence of N. caninum antibodies in different life stock and dogs in Egypt. | ||||
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