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Zoonotic Toxoplasmosis in Chiken .J.of Egyptian Society of Parasitology,vol.(35)No.(1) April 2005

Research Authors
Ahmed diab rafaat hasanean
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Research Department
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Research Journal
J.of Egyptian Society of Parasitology,vol.(35)No.(1) April 2005
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Research Publisher
Egytian society of Parasitology
Research Rank
1
Research Vol
vol.(35)No.(1) April 2005
Research Website
https://jesp.journals.ekb.eg
Research Year
2005
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vol.(35)No.(1) April 2005
Research Abstract

Modified agglutination test (MAT) was applied to 150 chicken sera (90 were farm-bred and 60 house-bred chickens). The prevalence of Toxoplasma antibodies was 18.7%. In house-bred chickens positive cases were 18 out of 60 (30.0%), while in farm-bred chickens positive cases were 10 out of 90 (11.1%). Histopathological sections of the seropositive chickens showed tissue lesions which were most likely to be induced by T. gondii. Tissue cysts of T. gondii were demonstrated in the liver, brain, heart and skeletal muscles of 22 (78.6%) out of 28 positive chickens. These tissue cysts were found mostly in the brain of seropositive chickens. Epidemiological implications of these data for public health significance were discussed.