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Seroprevalence Of Brucellosis In Human, Cattle, And Buffalo Populations In Pakistan, Iftikhar Hussain, Muhammad Imran Arshad, Muhammad Shahid Mahmood, Masood Akhtar
Seroprevalence Of Brucellosis In Human, Cattle, And Buffalo Populations In Pakistan, Iftikhar Hussain, Muhammad Imran Arshad, Muhammad Shahid Mahmood, Masood Akhtar
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
A total of 1500 serum samples were collected from cattle, buffaloes, and humans. The Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) detected Brucella antibodies in 56 (10.18%) and 44 (8%) of the cattle, respectively. In samples collected from buffaloes 9.38% and 6.92% were positive, whereas 14% and 11% of the samples from humans were found to be positive by RBPT and ELISA, respectively. Among village workers a higher prevalence of brucellosis was recorded in females than in males. Abattoir-associated personnel also had a higher incidence of brucellosis. Results of the present study revealed that RBPT and ELISA …
Comparison Of Helminth Species And Their Prevalence In Rudd (Scardinius Erythrophthalmus L. 1758) In Gölbaşı Dam Lake And Kocadere Stream In Bursa Province Of Turkey, Ali̇ Aydoğdu, Meli̇h Selver, Veli̇ Yilgör Çirak
Comparison Of Helminth Species And Their Prevalence In Rudd (Scardinius Erythrophthalmus L. 1758) In Gölbaşı Dam Lake And Kocadere Stream In Bursa Province Of Turkey, Ali̇ Aydoğdu, Meli̇h Selver, Veli̇ Yilgör Çirak
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
Variations in the helminth species parasitizing the rudd, Scardinius erythrophthalmus L., and their prevalences were compared in 2 different localities (Gölbaşı Dam Lake and Kocadere Stream) in Bursa province in northwestern Turkey. The overall prevalences of helminth infections were 46.7% and 92.3% at Gölbaşı Lake and Kocadere Stream, respectively. The following helminths were detected: Dactylogyrus difformis, Diplostomum spathaceum metacercariae, Asymphlodora markewitschi, Ligula intestinalis plerocercoids, Skrajibillanus scardinii, Eustrongylides sp. larvae, and Hysterothylacium sp. larvae. Among these species, D. difformis and D. spathaceum were recorded at both sampling stations. However, D. difformis was the dominant species in rudd in Gölbaşı Lake (overall …
The Prevalence Of Sheep Liver Trematodes In The Northwest Region Of Iran, Mohammad H. Movassagh Ghazani, Mohammad R. Valilou, Ali R. Ahmadzadeh, Amir R. Karami, Khadijeh Zirak
The Prevalence Of Sheep Liver Trematodes In The Northwest Region Of Iran, Mohammad H. Movassagh Ghazani, Mohammad R. Valilou, Ali R. Ahmadzadeh, Amir R. Karami, Khadijeh Zirak
Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences
This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of liver fluke infection in sheep in the northwest region of Iran (municipal slaughterhouse of Tabriz). The study included the livers of 140 sheep that were collected by systematic random sampling. The prevalence rate of Fasciola hepatica and Dicrocoelium dendriticum was 8.57% and 20%, respectively.