National Academy of Agricultural Sciences (NAAS)
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PRINT ISSN : 2319-7692
Online ISSN : 2319-7706 Issues : 12 per year Publisher : Excellent Publishers Email : editorijcmas@gmail.com / submit@ijcmas.com Editor-in-chief: Dr.M.Prakash Index Copernicus ICV 2018: 95.39 NAAS RATING 2020: 5.38 |
Toxoplasma is an important zoonosis caused by an obligate intracellular parasitic protozoon Toxoplasma gondii. The disease is distributed worldwide and can affect all warm-blooded vertebrates including humans. To determine the prevalence and associated risk factors of the parasite infection in cattle, across-sectional study was conducted in Shargelnile and Omdurman localities, Khartoum State, Sudan. One hundred and sixty-two serum samples were taken from cattle and tested by Latex agglutination test (LAT). Data regarding the potential risk factors associated with pre-designed questionnaire. It is divided to host characteristics [age, sex breed] and environmental factors [localities, hard size, other animals, cats in farm, source of water, hygienic condition] and filled through face to face interviews with cattle owners. The overall prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in cattle was 14.8% in two localities. When the multivariate logistic regression was done to risk factors after univariate analysis, the results revealed that sex, herd size and present of cats were factors more associated with the disease [P<0.5]. While age, breed, localities and hygienic condition were also associated with the disease [P<0.25]. The present study found that Toxoplasma gondii is prevalent in cattle in Khartoum State. This infection has an important implication for livestock industry and public health.
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