Seroprevalence study of toxoplasmosis in domestic animals in mid-euphrates region-Iraq

الملخص EN

The study was carried out to reveal the presence of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sera of cattle, sheep, goats and cats in three Mid-Euphrates governorates (Babylon, Najaf and Diwanyia).

Eight hundreds and thirty five sera were obtained and examined by Latex agglutination test (LAT).

Antibodies to T.

gondii in sera of 315 out of 835(37.72%) were detected.

The highest seropositivity was recorded in rural habitant cats ,followed by goats (47.4%), uraban habitant cats (38.98%), sheep(36.36%) and cattle(29.23%).Among three governorates ,the seropositivity in Babylon (44.04%) was higher than of Diwanyia (36.24%) and Najaf (32.21%).

The highest titers were reported in examined animals were 1 : 128(goats),1 : 64 (sheep),1 : 64(cattle),1 : 32(urban habitant cats)and 1 : 8(rural habitant cats).According to Modified Latex Agglutination Test ( MLAT),in all examined sera the prevalence rate of IgG (72.22%) was higher than IgM (27.77%).