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Prevalence of toxoplasmosis in Saudi Arabian camels (Camelus dromedarius)
M F Hussein1, M N Bakkar, S M Basmaeil
1Department of Animal Production, College of Agriculture, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Veterinary Parasitology
|April 1, 1988
Abstract:
Serum samples from 227 Saudi Arabian camels were examined for Toxoplasma gondii antibodies by the indirect haemagglutination test, using a microtitre technique. Agglutinations (greater than 2+) occurring at 1:64 dilution were considered positive. A total of 36 (16%) camels were serologically positive for toxoplasmosis, giving titres ranging between 1:64 and 1:8192. The prevalence was much higher in female compared to male camels and in adults compared to young individuals.