Serological Survey of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Sheep, Cattle, and Buffaloes in Punjab, India

S. Sharma; K. S. Sandhu; M. S. Bal; H. Kumar; S. Verma; J. P. Dubey

doi:10.1645/GE-1556.1

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S. Sharma,¹ K. S. Sandhu,¹ M. S. Bal,¹ H. Kumar,¹ S. Verma,¹ J. P. Dubey²

¹Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, College of Veterinary Sciences, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana-141004, India
²U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Building 1001, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350. jitender.dubey@ars.usda.gov

Abstract

Sera from 186 sheep, 83 cattle, and 103 water buffaloes from Punjab, India, were evaluated for antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii using a commercial ELISA kit. This study was planned using a 2-stage random sampling procedure and sampling software ‘survey toolbox.’ In the first step, villages were selected randomly from a sampling frame of all the villages of Punjab, followed by selection of owners and animals in the second step. Antibodies to T. gondii were found in 7 of 186 sheep, 2 of 83 cattle, and 3 of 103 buffaloes. Results indicate a low prevalence of T. gondii in ruminants tested.

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S. Sharma, K. S. Sandhu, M. S. Bal, H. Kumar, S. Verma, and J. P. Dubey "Serological Survey of Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in Sheep, Cattle, and Buffaloes in Punjab, India," Journal of Parasitology 94(5), 1174-1175, (1 October 2008). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1556.1

Published: 1 October 2008

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