Table 16.
Seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies in water buffaloes from Egypt
| Governorate | Source of sera | No. tested | No. positive (%) | Test | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Port Said | NS | 51 | 5 (9.8) | Skin test | Rifaat et al. (1968) |
| Gharbia | 60 | 3 (5.0) | |||
| Different | Abattoir, farms | 211 | 59 (28.0) | IFA5 | Maronpot and Botros (1972) |
| Beheira | Abattoir | 14 | 4 (28.5) | DT (1:8) | Rifaat et al. (1977b) |
| Dakahlia | 60 | 18 (30.0) | |||
| Sharkia | 24 | 4 (9.5) | |||
| Fayoum | 280 | 83 (29.6) | |||
| Port Said | Abattoir | 48 | 16 (33.3) | DT (1:8) | Rifaat et al. (1977c) |
| Ismailia | 109 | 13 (11.9) | |||
| Suez | 85 | 16 (18.8) | |||
| Kalubiya | Abattoir | 92 | 39 (42.4) | DT (1:8) | Rifaat et al. (1978) |
| Menoufiya | 98 | 22 (24.4) | |||
| Assiut | Abattoir, veterinary hospital | 212 | 93 (43.9) | DT (1:8) | Fahmy et al. (1979b) |
| Dameitta | Abattoir | 193 | 76 (34.2) | DT (1:4) | Rifaat et al. (1979) |
| Alexandria | 80 | 9 (11.2) | |||
| Sharkia | Abattoir | 15 | 3 (20.0) | IHA5 | El-Ridi et al. (1990) |
| Cairo | Abattoir | 75 | 12 (16.0) | MAT (1:25) | Dubey et al. (1998) |
| Giza | Abattoir | 160 | 36 (22.5) | MAT (1:25) | Shaapan et al. (2010) |
| NS | NS | 32 | 11 (34.4) | ELISA16 | Hassanain et al. (2013) |
| Assiut | Rural areas | 55 | 11 (20.0), 41 (74.5) | LAT2, ELISA2 | Kuraa and Malek (2016) |
| Cairo, Giza, Kalubiya | NS | 41 | 7 (17.1) | ELISA17 | El Fadaly et al. (2017) |