ELISA-seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in draught horses in Greater Cairo, Egypt

J Egypt Soc Parasitol. 2009 Dec;39(3):821-6.

Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii is one of the important zoonotic parasites of worldwide. In this paper the seroprevalence of T. gondii in draught horses (3-15 years) including 90 males and 10 females in the first half of the year 2009 was studied. The result showed that the overall ELISA-T. gondii antibodies were 25% of the horses in Greater Cairo, 50% (females) and 22.2% (males).

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Protozoan / blood*
  • Egypt / epidemiology
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Female
  • Horse Diseases / epidemiology*
  • Horse Diseases / transmission
  • Horses
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Seroepidemiologic Studies
  • Toxoplasma / immunology*
  • Toxoplasmosis / epidemiology
  • Toxoplasmosis / transmission
  • Toxoplasmosis, Animal / epidemiology*
  • Toxoplasmosis, Animal / transmission
  • Zoonoses

Substances

  • Antibodies, Protozoan