Table 12.
Diagnosis of T. gondii in pregnant or aborted sheep and goats from Egypt
| Animal | Governorate | No. tested | Serological test | No. positive (%) | Antibody titres range | Mice bioassay | PCR | Other abortifacient agents | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pregnant sheep 15 days before parturition with a history of late pregnancy abortions | NS | 10 | IHA | 10 (100) | 1:512–1:2048 | ND | ND | −ve Brucella abortus | Hassanain et al. (1992) |
| Pregnant goats at different stages of pregnancy | Kalubiya | 48 | IHA-IgG MAT-IgM |
17 (35.4) 11 (22.9) |
1:128–1:512 | Donea | ND | ND | Ramadan et al. (2007) |
| Aborted sheep and goats at late stage of pregnancy | Giza | NS | LAT | (100) | NS | ND | +ve 8 lambs and 4 kids | −ve other abortifacient agentsb | Ahmed et al. (2008) |
| Pregnant sheep from 3 flocks with history of previous abortions | Sharkia | 100 | IHA1-IgG IHA1-IgM |
85 (85.0) None |
1:160–1:2560 | ND | ND | ND | Abd El-Ghany and Amin (2012) |
| Pregnant sheep from a flock suffering from abortion | Kalubiya | 30 | LAT4 | 16 (53.3) | ⩾1:64 | Donec | 12 (40.0) | ND | Khater et al. (2013) |
| Pregnant sheep with history of abortion | Nile Delta | 416 | IHA1-IgM | 129 (31.0) | NS | ND | ND | +ve Brucella melitensis in 51 (12.2)d | Mahboub et al. (2013) |
| Pregnant goats with history of abortion | 76 | 13 (17.1) | +ve Brucella melitensis in 28 (36.8)d | ||||||
| Aborted goats | Cairo, Giza and kalubiya | 35 | DAT | 28 (80.0)e | 1:25–1:400 | ND | ND | ND | Attia et al. (2017) |
ND, not done; NS, not stated; +ve, positive; −ve, negative.
Numbers in parenthesis are percentages.
a
Viable T. gondii was isolated from tissues of two stillborns, see comment in the text.
b
Brucella, Salmonella, Chlamydia and Neospora caninum
c
Details were not given.
d
Data are not separated between T. gondii and Brucella melitensis.
e
Tachyzoites were found in placental sections, however neither details nor illustrations were given.