Toxoplasma gondii in Cattle, Camels and Sheep in Isfahan and Chaharmahal va Bakhtiary Provinces, Iran.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite, which is assumed to have cosmopolitan distribution.

Objectives

Adopting a cross-sectional study design the current research aimed to determine the occurrence of the parasite in cattle, camels and sheep in Isfahan and Chaharmahal va Bakhtiary provinces of Iran.

Materials and methods

Animals in the field and those brought for slaughter at abattoirs were included. Blood samples were randomly collected from animals and investigated by polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Results

T. gondii infections were detected in 0.00%, 6.60% and 17.9% of the sample cattle (n = 155), camels (n = 122) and sheep (n = 95) respectively. Sheep were more frequently affected in Chaharmahal va Bakhtiary (33.33%) compared to Isfahan (8.47%

SUBMITTER: Khamesipour F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4217666 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature