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Original Research
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Seroprevalence of Q fever in goats in the Sudan -
Mohammed O Hussien, Abdelghafar M ElFahal, Khalid A
Enan, Khalid M Taha, Mohammed S Mohammed, Diaeldin A
Salih, Sulieman I Mohammadain, Ahmed A Saeed,
AbdelRahim M El-Hussein
Vet World. 2012; 5(7): 394-397
doi:
10.5455/vetworld.2012.3
94-397
Abstract
Aim: The survey was carried out to detect
anti- C. burnetii antibodies in goat's sera samples
in eight States in the Sudan during September 2010 –
July 2011.
Materials and Methods: In a
preliminary study, four hundred and sixty caprine
sera samples collected from eight States in the
Sudan were screened for anti- Coxiella burnetii (the
causative agent of Q fever) antibodies using a
commercial indirect ELISA (iELISA) kit.
Results:
The results showed an overall prevalence rate
24.22% of Q fever antibodies. The prevalence rate of
antibodies ranged from 6.7% in Kassala to 40% in
South Darfur. The prevalence rates were highest in
South Darfur (40%) and South Kordofan (34.7%),
moderate in El Gazira (29.7%), Khartoum (29.1%), the
Northern (24%) and the River Nile (20.2%) States. It
was lowest in the White Nile (7.5%) and Kassala
(6.7%) States. Conclusion: It could be
concluded that Q fever is prevalent in goats in the
Sudan. Therefore, further epizootiological
investigations on Q fever in other farm animals and
man at the country level is important to monitor and
determine the magnitude of Q fever infection in
order to estimate its economic impact on animal
industry and its public health hazard in the Sudan.
In addition, the impact of Q fever among shepherds
should be studied.
Keywords: Goats, iELISA,
Sudan, Q Fever.
