Seroprevalance of toxoplasmosis in sheep and goats in the Nigde province of Turkey

Karatepe B., Babur C., Karatepe M., Cakmak A., Nalbantoglu S.

INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL, cilt.81, sa.9, ss.974-976, 2004 (SCI-Expanded) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 81 Sayı: 9
  • Basım Tarihi: 2004
  • Dergi Adı: INDIAN VETERINARY JOURNAL
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.974-976
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Toxoplasma gondii is an obligate intracellular parasite causing toxoplasmosis. Infection of T. gondii is subsclinical in sheep and goats. The most common clinical sign of toxoplasmosis in sheep and goats is abortion and neonatal death, which causes economic losses (Dubey, 1994).