Seroprevalence of Q fever in Goats in the Sudan
Aim: The survey was carried out to detect anti- C. burnetii antibodies in goat's sera samples in eight States in the Sudan during September 2010 – July 2011. Materials and Methods: In a preliminary study, four hundred and sixty caprine sera samples collected from eight States in t...
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doaj-d761209f0f754acb846ea69735bb49342021-08-02T07:47:50ZengVeterinary WorldVeterinary World0972-89882231-09162012-01-0157.000394397Seroprevalence of Q fever in Goats in the SudanDiaeldin A SalihSulieman I MohammadainMohammed S MohammedKhalid M TahaKhalid A EnanAbdelghafar M ElFahalMohammed O HussienAhmed A SaeedAbdelRahim M El-HusseinAim: The survey was carried out to detect anti- C. burnetii antibodies in goat's sera samples in eight States in the Sudan during September 2010 – July 2011. Materials and Methods: In a preliminary study, four hundred and sixty caprine sera samples collected from eight States in the Sudan were screened for anti- Coxiella burnetii (the causative agent of Q fever) antibodies using a commercial indirect ELISA (iELISA) kit. Results: The results showed an overall prevalence rate 24.22% of Q fever antibodies. The prevalence rate of antibodies ranged from 6.7% in Kassala to 40% in South Darfur. The prevalence rates were highest in South Darfur (40%) and South Kordofan (34.7%), moderate in El Gazira (29.7%), Khartoum (29.1%), the Northern (24%) and the River Nile (20.2%) States. It was lowest in the White Nile (7.5%) and Kassala (6.7%) States. Conclusion: It could be concluded that Q fever is prevalent in goats in the Sudan. Therefore, further epizootiological investigations on Q fever in other farm animals and man at the country level is important to monitor and determine the magnitude of Q fever infection in order to estimate its economic impact on animal industry and its public health hazard in the Sudan. In addition, the impact of Q fever among shepherds should be studied. [Vet. World 2012; 5(7.000): 394-397]http://www.scopemed.org/fulltextpdf.php?mno=18785GoatsiELISASudanQ Fever |
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Diaeldin A Salih Sulieman I Mohammadain Mohammed S Mohammed Khalid M Taha Khalid A Enan Abdelghafar M ElFahal Mohammed O Hussien Ahmed A Saeed AbdelRahim M El-Hussein Seroprevalence of Q fever in Goats in the Sudan Veterinary World Goats iELISA Sudan Q Fever |
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Diaeldin A Salih Sulieman I Mohammadain Mohammed S Mohammed Khalid M Taha Khalid A Enan Abdelghafar M ElFahal Mohammed O Hussien Ahmed A Saeed AbdelRahim M El-Hussein |
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Seroprevalence of Q fever in Goats in the Sudan |
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Seroprevalence of Q fever in Goats in the Sudan |
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Seroprevalence of Q fever in Goats in the Sudan |
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Seroprevalence of Q fever in Goats in the Sudan |
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Seroprevalence of Q fever in Goats in the Sudan |
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seroprevalence of q fever in goats in the sudan |
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Aim: The survey was carried out to detect anti- C. burnetii antibodies in goat's sera samples in eight States in the Sudan during September 2010 – July 2011. Materials and Methods: In a preliminary study, four hundred and sixty caprine sera samples collected from eight States in the Sudan were screened for anti- Coxiella burnetii (the causative agent of Q fever) antibodies using a commercial indirect ELISA (iELISA) kit. Results: The results showed an overall prevalence rate 24.22% of Q fever antibodies. The prevalence rate of antibodies ranged from 6.7% in Kassala to 40% in South Darfur. The prevalence rates were highest in South Darfur (40%) and South Kordofan (34.7%), moderate in El Gazira (29.7%), Khartoum (29.1%), the Northern (24%) and the River Nile (20.2%) States. It was lowest in the White Nile (7.5%) and Kassala (6.7%) States. Conclusion: It could be concluded that Q fever is prevalent in goats in the Sudan. Therefore, further epizootiological investigations on Q fever in other farm animals and man at the country level is important to monitor and determine the magnitude of Q fever infection in order to estimate its economic impact on animal industry and its public health hazard in the Sudan. In addition, the impact of Q fever among shepherds should be studied. [Vet. World 2012; 5(7.000): 394-397] |
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Goats iELISA Sudan Q Fever |
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