Studies on Sarcocystis in Sheep and Goats using Serological Survey in New Valley Governorate Egypt

Elbadre, M. A., Osman, F. A and Hussien ,S M

Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Animal health research institute Faculty of Medicine, El-Azhar University

Corresponding author email: fathyosman14@yahoo.com

Abstract :

The aim of the present study was to provides an epidemiologic investigation of the seroprevalence of antibodies to sarcocystis in sheep and goat population in New-Valley Governorate (Egypt).Where sarcocystis is on of the important disease agent of sheep and goats and known to be transmiatted to human. By means of the enzyme –linked immunosorbant assay (ELIZA),blood serum antibody of sarcocystis were analyzid in 330 sheep and 210 goats originated from 9 settlement in New-Valley Governorate,where in sheep215 samples(65.15%) were positive while in goats the seropositive samples were 108 (51.4%),this percentage differed according to the region.The highest percentage appeared in EL-Dakla,EL-Farafra and EL-Kharga on the fallow in both sheep and goats while in relation to sex the highest percentage was in females than males but in rlation to age we found the highest percentage in adult than young in both sheep and goats.Finally we can conculoded that ELIZA test is an efficient diagnostic test for sarcocystis and also we can say the high seroprevalance of sarcocystis in sheep and goats indicated the importance of sarcocystis in public healthy through consumption of under cooked meat of these animals.Microscopic examination revealed ahigh percentage of infection when compared by ELIZA test as infection in sheep was totally(88%) while in goatsarrivedto(75%). Keyword: sheep, goats, Sarcocystis, ELIZA, New-Valley Governorate