Seroprevalence of Fasciolosis in Equines of the Black Sea Region, Turkey

Açıcı M., Bölükbaş C. S., GÜRLER A. T., Umur Ş., Büyüktanır Yaş Ö.

JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE, vol.33, no.1, pp.62-66, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 33 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.jevs.2012.04.015
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.62-66
  • Keywords: Equine, Fasciolosis, Turkey, HEPATICA, HORSES, INFECTIONS, PREVALENCE, ANTIGENS, PROTEINS, DONKEYS, CATTLE, PONIES, SHEEP
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

This study determined the seroprevalence of fasciolosis in equines (n = 140) by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot. Blood samples were collected from different locations of the Black Sea Region of Turkey. The overall seroprevalence of fasciolosis in equines was 19.3%: 18% of horses (15), 22.6% of donkeys (7), and 19.2% of mules (5). The seroprevalence rates across provinces were as follows: 25% (5/20) in Samsun, 21.9% (7/32) in Tokat, 31.4% (11/35) in Amasya, 7.4% (2/27) in Ordu, and 7.7% (2/26) in Sinop. Three protein bands with molecular weights of 13, 30-40, and 40-65 kDa were determined in antigen clusters in sera from Fasciola spp-infected equine animals. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.