Authors : Atila Akca and Neriman Mor
Abstract: This study aimed to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in cattle from five localities in the province of Kars, Turkey. A total of 216 cattle serum samples were tested using an in-house ELISA, which was developed and optimised using sonicated tachyzoite antigens of RH strain T. gondii: 202 of the samples were found to be seropositive (93.5%). This result, which is consistent with findings from horses and sheep in previous studies undertaken in the area that T. gondii is highly prevalent in cattle in the region.
Atila Akca and Neriman Mor, 2010. Seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in Cattle in the Province of Kars, Turkey as Determined by ELISA. Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances, 9: 876-878.