Official Journal of the College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul
Abstract
The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in the aborted ewes of four governorates in south of Iraq: Misan, Thiqar, Al-Muthanna and Al-Basra. 726 sera samples were collected from 122 herds of sheep at deferent seasons of the year for three years 2006-2008. The result shows by using ELISA test that the prevalence rate of antibodies type IgG was 17.35% and this percentage was differ according to the region. The highest percentage appeared in Misan at 25% while the lowest was in Thiqar 12.71%. The results also appear that the infections are important value in aborted animals may be one of the causing abortion ewes in those governorates.
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