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Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Sheep and Goats in the Area of Rahim Yar Khan (Punjab), Pakistan

2008; Elsevier BV; Volume: 12; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.ijid.2008.05.339

1878-3511

Muhammad Ramzan, Masood Akhtar, Iftikhar Hussain, Muhammad Farooq, E. Hiszczy ska-Sawickaa, Ahsan Ul Haq, Muhammad Shahid Mahmood,

Toxoplasma gondii Research Studies

Toxoplasmosis, an infection caused by Toxoplasma (T.) gondii Apicomplexa protozoan, is widespread in humans and other animal species, having already been reported in many countries and different climates. In Pakistan, no data is available on this aspect among food animals. This study was undertaken to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection in sheep and goats. A total of 200 serum samples from sheep and goats,were collected from urban and peri urban area of Rahim Yar Khan (Punjab), Pakistan and tested for Toxoplasmosis with a commercial latex agglutination kit (Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd. Japan). The overall seroprevalence of Toxoplasmosis was 19 per cent. Goats had a higher prevalence (25.4%) as compared to the sheep (11.2%); and higher in the female (24%) than in the males (19%) for both species. The prevalence was significantly higher in adult sheep and goats than younger animals.