[Seroprevalance of brucellosis, listeriosis and toxoplasmosis in cattle in Adana province of Turkey]. / Adana Yöresinde Sigirlarda Brusellozis, Listeriozis ve Toxoplasmozis Seroprevalansi.

OBJECTIVE: This study was conducted to identify the seroprevalance of diseases which are zoonotic and responsible from abortion such as toxoplasmosis, listeriosis and brucellosis in Holstein crossbred cattle of different age and sex in Adana province, between 2008 April-September. METHODS: For this purpose, blood serum samples were collected from 132 cattle and analyzed for Toxoplasma gondii, Listeria monocytogenes and Brucella abortus antibodies. T. gondii, L. monocytogenes and Brucella abortus antibodies were determined by the standard Sabin- Feldman Dye Test (SFDT), Osebold method and Microtube Agglutination Test (MAT) respectively, from the blood serum samples. RESULTS: 132 serum tested 56.06% samples of T. gondii, 40.9% and 3.03% of L. monocytogenes and defined the B.abortus antibodies were found to be seropositive terms. There were no statistically significant difference between seropositive T. gondii, L. monocytogenes and B.abortus antibodies among age groups (p>0.05). CONCLUSION: In this study, for the first time in cattle in the region of Adana serological methods revealed the presence L. monocytogenes, toxoplasmosis and listeriosis were higher than brucellosis seropositivity. Moreover, the prevalence of these diseases in the same animal at the highest rate was determined for T. gondii and L. monocytogenes.

[Genital myiasis in a cat]. / Bir Kedide Genital Myiasis Olgusu.

Genital myiasis was diagnosed in a cat which was brought to the clinic for therapy six days after giving birth. Ten dead larvae were collected from its genital organs. During the microscopic examination, the larvae were identified as the third stage larva of Lucilia sericata.