Table 18.
Seroprevalence of T. gondii antibodies in equines from Egypt
| Species | Governorate | Source of sera | No. tested | No. positive (%) | Test | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donkeys | Menoufiya | Rural areas | 121 | 79 (65.6) | ELISA17 | El-Ghaysh (1998) |
| Horses | NS | Farms | 420 | 1160 (38.1), 2133 (31.7), 3217 (51.7), 170 (40.5), 202 (48.1) | ELISA-LA17, ELISA-LAunb17, ELISA-Lab17, IFAT4, MAT (1:25) | Ghazy et al. (2007)a |
| Donkeys | Giza | Zoo abattoir | 200 | 189 (44.5), 2104 (52.0), 372 (36.0), 478 (39.0) | MAT (1:25) | Shaapan and Khalil (2008) b |
| Draught horses | Cairo | Individual owners | 100 | 25 (25.0) | ELISA17 | Haridy et al. (2009) |
| Working donkeys | Cairo | Individual owners | 100 | 45 (45.0) | ELISA17 | Haridy et al. (2010) |
| Sport horses | Cairo | Main farm | 240 | 125 (52.1), 122 (50.8), 94 (39.2) | LAT3, MAT (1:25), ELISA17 | Shaapan et al. (2012) |
| Donkeys | Dakahlia | NS | 79 | 35 (44.3), 53 (67.1), 54 (68.4) | LAT3, IHA1, ELISA16 | Younis et al. (2015) |
| Horses | 54 | 27 (50.0), 39 (72.2), 39 (72.2) | ||||
| Donkeys | Giza | Individual owners | 58 | 16 (27.6), 22 (37.9) | LAT1, ELISA15 | Fereig et al. (2016) |
| Menoufiya | 43 | 13 (30.2), 11 (25.6) | ||||
| Matrouh | 45 | 10 (22.2), 9 (20.0) |
a
ELISA were carried out using 1crude antigen (LA) prepared from local horse strain, and its purified immunogenetic fractions; 2bound (LAb) and 3unbound (LAunb) fractions.
b
MAT was carried out using formalin-treated whole tachyzoites from different antigen; 1RH strain, 2local equine strain, 3local camel strain and 4local sheep strain.