Abstract

Toxoplasma gondii causes toxoplasmosis, a zoonotic disease. Animal toxoplasmosis is a global public health and economic concern. From January to March 2021, the current study looked at disease in cattle, sheep, and goats in Rawalpindi. The Latex Agglutination Test was used to screen 250 serum samples for antibodies to T. gondii. A total of 19.2% of the population was affected by the disaster. Between the two fields of study (Taxila and Chakri) Goats were found to have a substantially higher prevalence rate (34.82%) than sheep (20.83%) than cattle (10.91%). Gender and age groups had a major impact on the prevalence rate. In this study, breed variation had no effect on toxoplasmosis sero-prevalence. Goats had more antibody titration than sheep and cattle, females had higher antibody titration than males, and older animals had higher antibody titration than younger animals, all without statistically significant differences (P > 0.05). In this study, T. gondii infection was found in 10.84% of newly born animals (ages 1-6 months), 39.6% (ages 7-15 months), 29.2%, (ages 2-5 years), and 14.3% (age 6-12 years). This is the first report on animal toxoplasmosis sero-prevalence in Rawalpindi that we are aware of. The state's public health will benefit from extension and instruction on how to properly cook meat and milk.

Keywords: Toxoplasmosis; Prevalence; LAT; Rawalpindi

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Citation

Citation: Adnan Yousaf., et al. “Prevalence of Toxoplasmosis in Different Animals Species in Distract Rawalpindi, Punjab". Acta Scientific Veterinary Sciences 3.11 (2021): 21-24.

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Copyright: © 2021 Adnan Yousaf., et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.