Abstract
One hundred twenty camels were blood-sampled and used to evaluate serological screening for Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii infection by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) in Mashhad, Iran, during years 2004–2005. Of the 120 camels, antibodies to N. caninum were found in three in titers of 1:20 and in four in titers of 1:40 using whole N. caninum tachyzoites as IFAT slide (VMRD Inc., Pullman, WA 99163, USA). Antibodies to T. gondii were found in three camels in titers 1:20 and in two camels in titers 1:40 using whole T. gondii tachyzoites as IFAT slide (BIOGENE, Iran).
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The authors thank Drs. J.P. Dubey and G. Schares for helpful suggestions and valuable comments, and Dr. P. Khazraee nia, Mr. Taheri, and Dr. Pirali for help with preparation of affinity-purified rabbit anticamel IgG.
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Sadrebazzaz, A., Haddadzadeh, H. & Shayan, P. Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii in camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Mashhad, Iran. Parasitol Res 98, 600–601 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-005-0118-3
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