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Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of dromedary camel (Camelus dromedaries) Toxoplasma gondii in selected districts of Borana zone, Oromia, Ethiopia (short communication)
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Journal Article
Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of dromedary camel (Camelus dromedaries) Toxoplasma gondii in selected districts of Borana zone, Oromia, Ethiopia (short communication)
2025
Overview
Background
Toxoplasmosis in camels is an important zoonotic infection with considerable economic and public health impacts, particularly in the pastoral regions of Ethiopia.
Methods
A cross-sectional study was conducted in selected districts of the Borana zone, Southern Oromia of Ethiopia, to estimate the
Toxoplasma gondii
seroprevalence infection and associated risk factors in camels. Accordingly, 352 camel blood samples were randomly collected. Then, the sera were separated from the blood and analyzed using a latex agglutination test.
Results
According to this study, the seroprevalence of camel
T. gondii
in the study districts using the latex agglutination test was 7.9%. The current study revealed that the
T. gondii
seroprevalence was relatively higher in the Miyo (9.1%) district. The males (8.9%), the adult age group (5.8%), and the poor-condition camels (21.0%) had higher seroprevalence. There was a statistically significant association between the body condition and the seroprevalence of camel
T. gondii
(
p
= 0.016). However, no statistically significant difference was noted between the seroprevalence of camel
T. gondii
and the peasant association, districts, age, and sex.
Conclusion
This study revealed a significant prevalence of
Toxoplasma gondii
infection in camels, posing a potential public health risk in the study area. To effectively control the disease and minimize its impact on both animal and human health, it is important to raise public awareness, implement practical biosecurity measures, and conduct further comprehensive studies.
Publisher
BioMed Central,Springer Nature B.V,BMC
Subject
/ Animals
/ Antibodies, Protozoan - blood
/ blood
/ Borana
/ Camel
/ camels
/ Cattle
/ Ethiopia
/ Female
/ Females
/ Food contamination & poisoning
/ Male
/ Males
/ Medicine
/ Milk
/ Protozoa
/ risk
/ Salt
/ Serology
/ Toxoplasma - isolation & purification
/ Toxoplasmosis, Animal - epidemiology
/ Toxoplasmosis, Animal - parasitology
/ Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
/ Zoology
/ zoonoses
