Serological identification of Toxoplasma gondii in Goats and their Female Possessors in Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Serological identification of Toxoplasma gondii in Goats and their Female Possessors in Kurram District of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Nabeela Shaukat1, Mohsin Shah2, Muhammad Imran1,3, Fatima Muccee4,
Sher Zaman Safi5, Shahrood Ahmed Siddiqui6*, Abdul Qadeer7, Chandrabose Selvaraj8, Muhammad Arshad9, Muhammad Imran10, Abid Ali11, Mamoona Noreen12,
Talha Bin Emran13,14, Vetriselvan Subramaniyan15 and Zahid Khan1*
ABSTRACT
Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite that causes toxoplasmosis in animals. The present study was conducted to investigate the percentage of toxoplasmosis in goats and their female possessors in the Kurram district Pakistan. A total of 200 blood samples (100 each from goat and their female possessors) were collected randomly from three different regions Malana, Malikhel, and Parachinar of Kurram Pakistan, and were screened for Toxoplasma gondii infection through latex agglutination test and ELISA. Out of 100 goats, 52 were seropositive for toxoplasmosis showing an overall percentage of 52%. The percentage of Toxoplasma gondii was higher in female goats (53.75%) as compared to male goats (45%), and the highest percentage (57.14%) was observed in goats aged more than 2 years. The overall percentage of human toxoplasmosis was 70%. Out of a total of 100 serum samples of female possessors tested 60% were positive for IgM, 10% were positive for IgG and 30 were negative for both IgG and IgM as assessed through ELISA. The high rate of infection in females was observed in age group 46-55 years. The results of the current study reveal that infected goats might be a potential risk for toxoplasmosis in female possessors of Kurram, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.
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