Aktaş M S, Aydın Ö
Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
Ph.D. Student in Veterinary Internal Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ataturk University, 25240, Erzurum, Turkey.
Iran J Vet Res. 2020 Spring;21(2):126-129.
Toxoplasmosis causes economic losses due to abortion, neonatal death and reproductive diseases in infected sheep. Erzurum is one of the most important cities in Turkey where sheep farming is done. The aim of this study was to evaluate seroprevalence of and related risk factors in sheep brought to the slaughterhouse in Erzurum province of Eastern Anatolia region, Turkey.
Nine-hundred and sixty sheep brought to slaughterhouse from Erzurum center and districts were used in this study. The data on age, breed, abortion history of sheep and whether or not they had contact with cats were recorded. The presence of antibodies was determined by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit in blood samples taken from sheep just before slaughter.
According to the study results, 44 (4.58%) of 960 sheep were found to be seropositive. Seroprevalence was found to be highest in the ≥2<3 age group with 5.29% (P>0.05), and it was more common in Akkaraman breed compared to Morkaraman breed (P<0.01). It was determined that 43 (97.73%) of the 44 seropositive sheep had contact with cats (P<0.01) and 12 of them (27.27%) had abort history.
The study results identify the presence of in the sheep from Erzurum province of Eastern Anatolia region, Turkey.
弓形虫病会因感染绵羊的流产、新生羔羊死亡及生殖系统疾病而造成经济损失。埃尔祖鲁姆是土耳其重要的养羊城市之一。本研究旨在评估土耳其东安纳托利亚地区埃尔祖鲁姆省送至屠宰场的绵羊中弓形虫的血清阳性率及相关风险因素。
本研究使用了从埃尔祖鲁姆市中心及各地区送至屠宰场的960只绵羊。记录了绵羊的年龄、品种、流产史以及是否与猫接触过等数据。在绵羊屠宰前采集的血液样本中，通过酶联免疫吸附测定（ELISA）试剂盒检测弓形虫抗体的存在情况。
根据研究结果，960只绵羊中有44只（4.58%）血清呈阳性。血清阳性率在≥2<3年龄组中最高，为5.29%（P>0.05），与莫尔卡曼品种相比，在阿卡勒曼品种中更常见（P<0.01）。经测定，44只血清阳性绵羊中有43只（97.73%）与猫接触过（P<0.01），其中12只（27.27%）有流产史。
研究结果表明在土耳其东安纳托利亚地区埃尔祖鲁姆省的绵羊中存在弓形虫。
