Özmutlu Çakmak Dilek, Karatepe Bilge
Department of Biology, Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University, Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Nigde, Turkey.
Turkiye Parazitol Derg. 2017 Sep;41(3):148-151. doi: 10.5152/tpd.2017.5245.
The goal of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii (T. gondii) in sheep from Nevşehir Province in Turkey.
Blood samples were taken from 180 sheep aged between 1 and 7 years, which were randomly selected from seven different study sites in Nevşehir Province. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for the detection of antibodies to T. gondii was performed on all the serum samples.
Eighteen (10%) serum samples were found to be seropositive for T. gondii antibodies. The highest seropositivity rate (11.53%) was found in sheep aged between 1 and 2 years, whereas the lowest seropositivity rate (8.51%) was found in sheep aged between 5 and 7 years old. Eighteen of the 162 ewes (11.1%) were found to be seropositive, whereas none of the 18 tested rams were seropositive. In addition, considering the study site location, the highest seropositivity rate was in Avanos (32%), whereas the lowest seropositivity rate was in Kozakli (2.9%). The T. gondii seropositivity rates were statistically insignificant with regard to age groups and gender (p>0.05), whereas they were statistically significant (p<0.05) with regard to study centers.
This is the first serological report on toxoplasmosis in sheep from Nevşehir Province in Turkey.
本研究的目的是调查土耳其内夫谢希尔省绵羊的弓形虫血清阳性率。
从内夫谢希尔省七个不同研究地点随机选取180只年龄在1至7岁之间的绵羊采集血样。对所有血清样本进行检测弓形虫抗体的酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）。
发现18份（10%）血清样本弓形虫抗体呈血清阳性。1至2岁的绵羊血清阳性率最高（11.53%），而5至7岁的绵羊血清阳性率最低（8.51%）。162只母羊中有18只（11.1%）血清呈阳性，而18只受试公羊均无血清阳性。此外，考虑到研究地点，血清阳性率最高的是阿瓦诺斯（32%），而最低的是科扎克利（2.9%）。弓形虫血清阳性率在年龄组和性别方面无统计学意义（p>0.05），而在研究中心方面有统计学意义（p<0.05）。
这是关于土耳其内夫谢希尔省绵羊弓形虫病的第一份血清学报告。
