Detection of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies and Some Helminthic Parasites in Camels from Nevsehir Province of Turkey

ÜTÜK A. E., KIRBAŞ A., Babur C., BALKAYA İ. S.

ISRAEL JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE, vol.67, no.2, pp.106-108, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 67 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Journal Name: ISRAEL JOURNAL OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.106-108
  • Keywords: Camel, helminth, Toxoplasma gondii, Turkey, PREVALENCE, DROMEDARIUS
  • Yozgat Bozok University Affiliated: No

Abstract

This study was conducted on 11 camels, ranging in age from 2 months to 40 years. The aim of this study was to detect the Toxoplasma gondii antibodies and helminth parasites in camels. T. gondii antibodies were detected by Sabin-Feldman Dye Test (SFDT), and faecal samples were examined by Fulleborn flotation and Benedek sedimentation methods. As a result of the study, T. gondii antibodies were detected in 10 out of 11(90.9%) camels. Detected helminths consisted of 63.63% (7/11) Trishostrongyloidea spp., 45.45% (5/11) Trichuris spp. and 9.09% (1/11) Dicrocoelium dendriticum.