SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEOSPORA CANINUM INFECTION IN SOME DOMESTIC ANIMALS FROM EGYPT
EL-GHAYSH, A., KHALIL, F., HILALI, M., NASSAR, A. (2003). SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEOSPORA CANINUM INFECTION IN SOME DOMESTIC ANIMALS FROM EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 51(3), 355-361. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.2003.375371
A EL-GHAYSH; FATHIA KHALIL; M HILALI; A NASSAR. "SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEOSPORA CANINUM INFECTION IN SOME DOMESTIC ANIMALS FROM EGYPT". EKB Journal Management System, 51, 3, 2003, 355-361. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.2003.375371
EL-GHAYSH, A., KHALIL, F., HILALI, M., NASSAR, A. (2003). 'SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEOSPORA CANINUM INFECTION IN SOME DOMESTIC ANIMALS FROM EGYPT', EKB Journal Management System, 51(3), pp. 355-361. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.2003.375371
EL-GHAYSH, A., KHALIL, F., HILALI, M., NASSAR, A. SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEOSPORA CANINUM INFECTION IN SOME DOMESTIC ANIMALS FROM EGYPT. EKB Journal Management System, 2003; 51(3): 355-361. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.2003.375371

SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSIS OF NEOSPORA CANINUM INFECTION IN SOME DOMESTIC ANIMALS FROM EGYPT

Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza)
Volume 51, Issue 3, July 2003, Pages 355-361    PDF (1.37 M)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.2003.375371
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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