Studies on Toxoplasmosis in Animals in Association with Man in Egypt.

Abstract

In this paper it was perdicted that the overall positively rate in Damietta Governorate among buffaloes and cows is 38.1%. While at Alexandria Governorate regarding buffaloes, sheep and pigs examined the overall positively rate for toxoplasmosis reached 31.4%. Also, the highest incidence of positivity is among pigs which totals 25 or 50%. This is followed by sheep which totals 37 or 48.8%, followed by cows which totals 36 or 34.3%. The lowest incidence is among buffaloes which totals 82 or 28.8% i.e. the incidence in buffaloes is lower and at lower titre than in calves. Also in sheep. Although the incidence is higher in the local type than in the marino type, yet the latter showed a higher positive titre.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA067320

Entities

People

  • M. A. Rifaat

Organizations

  • Ain Shams University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Animals
  • Antibodies
  • Blood Proteins
  • Body Weight
  • Cell Count
  • Congenital Abnormalities
  • Health
  • High Temperature
  • Infection
  • Laboratory Animals
  • Livestock
  • Lymph Nodes
  • Lymphatic System
  • Protozoan Infections
  • Public Health
  • Thermal Stresses
  • Wound Infections

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Coastal and Marine Engineering/Sediment Transport/Hydraulic Engineering
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Virology (or Medical Virology).