| A serological study and subsequent isolation of Toxoplasma gondii from aborted ovine fetuses in Mashhad area, Iran. | |
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PMID: 20476807 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Toxoplasmosis is an important cause of abortion and stillbirth in sheep on a worldwide basis. In the present study, the role of Toxoplasma gondii in inducing abortion in sheep of the Mashhad area of Iran was addressed using serological and parasitological methods. In total, 325 aborted ovine fetuses were collected between 2006 and 2008 during lambing season. Thoracic and abdominal fluids of aborted fetus were serologically investigated with a T. gondii -IFAT. Antibody titers equal to or greater than 1:20 were detected in 17 (5.2%) of ovine fetuses. Processed brain samples of seropositive ovine fetuses were intraperitoneally inoculated into mice for isolation of T. gondii . The process yielded a single T. gondii isolate that remained avirulant for mice after several passages. The results document that T. gondii is among the important causes of ovine abortion in Iran. |
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Authors:
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G R Razmi; K Ghezi; A Mahooti; Z Naseri |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of parasitology Volume: 96 ISSN: 1937-2345 ISO Abbreviation: J. Parasitol. Publication Date: 2010 Aug |
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Created Date: 2010-08-26 Completed Date: 2010-09-14 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 7803124 Medline TA: J Parasitol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 812-4 Citation Subset: IM |
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Excellence Research Center for Ruminantal Abortion and Neonatal Mortality, Ferdowsi University of Mashhad, P.O. Box 91775-1793, Mashhad, Iran. razmi@ferdowsi.um.ac.ir |
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Aborted Fetus
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parasitology* Abortion, Veterinary / epidemiology, parasitology* Animals Antibodies, Protozoan / analysis, blood Biological Assay / veterinary Body Fluids / immunology Brain / embryology, parasitology Female Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / veterinary Iran / epidemiology Mice Pregnancy Sheep Sheep Diseases / congenital, epidemiology, parasitology* Toxoplasma / immunology*, isolation & purification Toxoplasmosis, Animal / congenital, epidemiology, parasitology* |
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0/Antibodies, Protozoan |
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