Meriem  Essayagh, Touria  Essayagh, Khalid  Khallayoune, Sanah  Essayagh, Badreeddine  Lmimouni, 
    Seroprevalence of <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i> in Ruminants:
First Experienc in Meknes, Morocco,
    Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances,
    Volume 16,Issue 1,
    2017,
    Pages 1-4,
    ISSN 1680-5593,
    javaa.2017.1.4,
    (https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2017.1.4)
    Abstract: Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis of increasing concern in both human and veterinary medicine which is
due to an obligate intracellular, protozoan parasite <i>Toxoplasma gondii</i>. Seroprevalence of <i>T. gondii</i> in animals
intended for human consumption in the city of Meknes in Morocco has never been established. The aim of our
study was to determine the seroprevalence in sheep, cattle and goats slaughtered in Meknes. We collected
blood samples from 133 bovines, 81 ovines and 45 goats in Meknes slaughterhouses. We used a modified
version of the direct agglutination test to detect anti <i>T. gondii</i> Igg antibodies in collected sera. Bovine <i>T. gondii</i>
seroprevalence values were stablishing at 7.5%, ovine <i>T. gondii</i> seroprevalence values were 7.4% while goat
seroprevalence were 2.2%. This study showed seroprevalence of bovine, ovine and goat <i>T. gondii</i> infection
in Meknes. More comprehensive studies on livestock toxoplasmosis are required for further analysis of the
parasite reservoir for human infection.
    Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii;Toxopalsmosis;cattle;sheep;goat;Meknes Morocco;livestock animals;modified agglutination test