Seroprevalence and Spatial Distribution of Toxoplasmosis in Sheep and Goats in North-Eastern Region of Pakistan

Haroon Ahmed; Ayesha Malik; Irfan Mustafa; Muhammad Arshad; Mobushir Riaz Khan; Sohail Afzal; Shahzad Ali; M. Mobeen Hashmi; Sami Simsek

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저자정보: Haroon Ahmed (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT)) Ayesha Malik (University of Sargodha) Irfan Mustafa (University of Sargodha) Muhammad Arshad (University of Sargodha) Mobushir Riaz Khan (PMAS-University of Arid Agriculture) Sohail Afzal (UMT Lahore) Shahzad Ali (UMT Lahore) M. Mobeen Hashmi (University of Sargodha) Sami Simsek (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology (CIIT))

저널정보: 대한기생충학열대의학회 Parasites, Hosts and Diseases The Korean Journal of Parasitology Vol.54 No.4

발행연도: 2016.8

수록면: 439 - 446 (8page)

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Toxoplasmosis is a protozoan disease that is caused by Toxoplasma gondii in livestock and humans. Due to its medical and veterinary importance, it is essential to study the seroprevalence of T. gondii infection among humans and animals in various parts of the world. The major objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence and spatial distribution of toxoplasmosis in small ruminants (sheep and goats) of north-eastern region, Pakistan. A total of 1,000 animals comprising of sheep (n=470) and goats (n=530) were examined for T. gondii infection by using ELISA. An epidemiological data was collected in the form of questionnaire. A surface has been generated by using method of interpolation in Arc GIS with the help of IDW (inverse distance weight). The results showed higher seroprevalence of T. gondii in goats (42.8%) as compared to sheep (26.2%). The seroprevalence was higher in females as compared to males in all examined ruminants. Similarly, there is a wide variation in the seroprevalence of T. gondii in different breeds of sheep and goats showing higher seroprevalence in Teddy (52.8%) and Damani breed (34.5%) of goat and sheep’s, respectively. The geographical and spatial distribution of T. gondii shows that it is widely distributed in different parts of the north-eastern region of Pakistan. Our results suggest widespread environmental contamination with T. gondii oocysts and that small ruminants could be a potentially important source of T. gondii infection if their infected meat is consumed undercooked.

#Toxoplasma gondii #ELISA #seroprevalence #sheep #goat #spatial distribution #Pakistan

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