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Volume 8
Journal of Biotechnology & Biomaterials
ISSN: 2155-952X
Adv.Biotech 2018
November 15-17, 2018
November 15-17, 2018 | Berlin, Germany
4
th
International Conference on
Advances in Biotechnology and Bioscience
First finding of antibodies to
Encephalitozoon cuniculi
in raised chickens in Egypt
Karam Imam Ashmawy
and
Somaia Seif Abuakkada
Alexandria University, Egypt
I
n the present study, the presence of antibodies against
Encephalitozoon cuniculi
in chickens of different breeds were
investigated by the method of enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A total number of 88 serum samples were
collected randomly from chickens raised in houses and commercial farms in different locations of Behera province, Egypt.
The breeds sampled included Egyptian native breed (balai) chickens (n=35), commercial egg-laying (Hy-line) breed (n=40)
and commercial broiler Sasso breed (n=13). The age of the tested birds ranged from one month to 20 months. Antibodies
against
E. cuniculi
were detected in 13/88 (14.77%) of sera examined.
E. cuniculi
antibodies were detected only in the sera of
egg-laying chickens. Results of this study indicate that chickens are exposed to
E. cuniculi
infection in Egypt. These results are
of epidemiological relevance and public health importance; as the presence of
E. cuniculi
in raised chickens indicates a risk of
infection to humans, mainly chicken breeders. Therefore, routine screening examinations of large-scale breeding of chickens
are advised considering the zoonotic potential of these parasites.
ka_ashmawy49@yahoo.comJ Biotechnol Biomater 2018, Volume 8
DOI: 10.4172/2155-952X-C6-104