Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in Slaughtered Sheep in Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia

摘要

The prevalence of T. gondii and N. caninum antibodies was investigated in 414 sheep slaughtered in the public slaughterhouse in Al Rass city, Qassim Region, Saudi Arabia. For the serologic diagnosis of T. gondii and N. caninum, the indirect-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), using two commercial kits was carried out. The prevalence of T. gondii antibodies was 27.05%, and N. caninum antibodies was 24.8%. There were association between sex and gender of animals with prevalence of T. gondii and N. caninum antibodies.