The aim of this study conducted in Al- Diwaniyah province, in Iraq during the period from September 2023 to March 2024 was to determine seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii infection in camels with study the effect of some epidemiological factors such as sex, age and months on the rate of infection using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to determine the IgG antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii infection and molecular identification of these parasites.One hundred and forty blood and tissue samples were collected from camels from the slaughter of the Al-Diwaniyah province. The results of total serological prevalence showed that 72 (51.42%) of the camels were infected. There was a statistically significant difference (P<0.05) in the prevalence between age groups of camels that showed that the positive rate in >5-10 age group was highest (61.53%). Statistical analysis of the data showed that there was no significant difference (P>0.05) in overall prevalence of camel's infection between sex. In the present study, significant difference (P<0.05) was recorded between infection rate during the months of the study and higher prevalence of infection rate was observed in February (90%) and January (75%), while lowest infection rate was observed in October (15% (While Molecular result was 39.28 % out of 140 camels tissue samples.
Hasan,T Helal and Jarad,N Idan. (2025). Serological and Molecular Identification of Toxoplasma gondii of one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Al- Diwaniyah province. Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences, 24(2), 28-34. doi: 10.29079/qjvms.2024.150449.1016
MLA
Hasan,T Helal, and Jarad,N Idan. "Serological and Molecular Identification of Toxoplasma gondii of one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Al- Diwaniyah province", Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences, 24, 2, 2025, 28-34. doi: 10.29079/qjvms.2024.150449.1016
HARVARD
Hasan T Helal, Jarad N Idan. (2025). 'Serological and Molecular Identification of Toxoplasma gondii of one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Al- Diwaniyah province', Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences, 24(2), pp. 28-34. doi: 10.29079/qjvms.2024.150449.1016
CHICAGO
T Helal Hasan and N Idan Jarad, "Serological and Molecular Identification of Toxoplasma gondii of one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Al- Diwaniyah province," Al-Qadisiyah Journal of Veterinary Medicine Sciences, 24 2 (2025): 28-34, doi: 10.29079/qjvms.2024.150449.1016
VANCOUVER
Hasan T Helal, Jarad N Idan. Serological and Molecular Identification of Toxoplasma gondii of one-humped camels (Camelus dromedarius) in Al- Diwaniyah province. QJVMS. 2025;24(2):28-34. doi: 10.29079/qjvms.2024.150449.1016
