Table 14.
Seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies in camels from Egypt
| Governorate | Source of sera | No. tested | No. positive (%) | Test | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Different | Abattoir, farms | 49 | 3 (6.1) | IFA5 | Maronpot and Botros (1972) |
| Ismailia | Abattoir | 43 | 29 (67.4) | DT (1:8) | Rifaat et al. (1977c) |
| Assiut | Individual owners | 80 | 12 (15.0) | DT (1:16) | Michael et al. (1977) |
| Menoufiya | 80 | 15 (18.7) | |||
| Matrouh | 80 | 40 (50.0) | |||
| Menoufiya | Abattoir | 30 | 17 (56.7) | DT (1:8) | Rifaat et al. (1978) |
| Assiut | Abattoir, veterinary hospital | 119 | 30 (24.4) | DT (1:4) | Fahmy et al. (1979a) |
| Sharkia | Abattoir | 19 | 5 (26.3) | IHA5 | El-Ridi et al. (1990) |
| Gharbia | Abattoir | 36 | 6 (16.7) | IHA5 | Ibrahim et al. (1997) |
| Cairo | Abattoir | 166 | 29 (17.4) | MAT (1:25) | Hilali et al. (1998) |
| Cairo | Abattoir | 150 | 127 (18.0), 230 (20.0), 346 (30.7), 441 (27.3) | MATa (1:25) | Shaapan and Khalil (2008) |
| Assiut | Rural areas | 56 | 20 (35.7), 54 (96.4) | LAT2, ELISA2 | Kuraa and Malek (2016) |
| Kalubiya | Abattoir | 120 | 6 (5.0), 63 (52.6) | IHA3, ELISA8 | Ahmed et al. (2017) |
| Cairo, Giza, Kalubiya | NS | 34 | 9 (26.5) | ELISA17 | El Fadaly et al. (2017) |
a
MAT was conducted using formalin-treated whole tachyzoites from different antigen; 1RH strain, 2local equine strain, 3local camel strain and 4local sheep strain.