Sero-prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep in different geographical regions of Nepal

被引：9

作者：

Subedi, Suyog ^{[1
]}

Sharma, Bishwas ^{[1
]}

Singh, Subir ^{[1
]}

Bindari, Yugal Raj ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Inst Agr & Anim Sci, Kathmandu, Nepal

来源：

VETERINARY AND ANIMAL SCIENCE | 2018年 / 5卷

关键词：

ELISA; Seroprevalence; Toxoplasma gondii; Nepal;

D O I：

10.1016/j.vas.2018.01.001

中图分类号：

S8 [畜牧、动物医学、狩猎、蚕、蜂];

学科分类号：

0905 ;

摘要：

The present study was conducted to investigate the prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in sheep in Nepal. Blood samples were collected from 235 sheep from three districts of three different eco-zones namely, mountainous Jumla (88), hilly Pokhara (62) and plain/terai Chitwan (85). The samples were tested by using commercial ELISA kit. The overall prevalence of T. gondii infection in sheep was 36.17% (CI: 30.29-42.49%). The region wise prevalence showed highest in Chitwan (57.65%; CI: 47.04-67.60%), followed by Pokhara (32.94%; CI: 23.88-43.48%) and Jumla (9.41%; CI: 4.85-17.49%). Prevalence of T. gondii in Jumla was significantly lower than Pokhara and Chitwan (p < 0.05) but no significant difference in seroprevalence was encountered between Pokhara and Chitwan (p > 0.05). Similarly, no significant difference (p > 0.05) in prevalence of T. gondii was found in sex and age groups (p > 0.05). The result showed that T. gondii parasite is widely spread in the studied geographical regions of Nepal.

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