The Seroprevalance of Toxoplasma Gondii in Sheep, Goats and Cattle Detected by Indirect Haemaglutination (Iha) Test in the Region of Van, Turkey

Abstract

This study was carried out on sheep, goats and cattle in order to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasmosis in the province of Van. Indirect Haemaglutination (IHA) test was used to detect Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in 305 ruminants (150 sheep, 104 cattle and 51 goats) obtained from the city center of Van and its region. The sera were tested for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies between 32 and 1024 titres. Samples with titres 64 and greater than this were considered as positive. The prevalaence of the positive sera were found to be 52 (34.6%) for sheep, 8 (7.6%) for cattle and 17 (33.3%) for goats. The results indicate that Toxoplasma gondii infection in ruminants in the province of Van is widespread.