Acta Vet. Brno 2023, 92: 123-131

https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202392020123

Investigation of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in different tissues of aborted foetuses of sheep in Van Province, Türkiye: Analysis by nested PCR, histopathological and immunohistochemical methods

Özlem Orunç Kılınç1, Adnan Ayan2, Nihat Yumuşak3, Ahmet Ufuk Kömüroğlu4, Burçak Aslan5, Özgür Yaşar Çelik6, Yaşar Göz7

1Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Özalp Vocational School of Higher Education, Department of Medical Laboratory Technician, Van, Türkiye
2Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Genetics, Van, Türkiye
3Harran University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Pathology, Şanlı Urfa, Türkiye
4Van Yuzuncu Yil University, Health Service Vocational School of Higher Education, Van, Türkiye
5Siirt University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Parasitology, Siirt, Türkiye
6Siirt University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Siirt, Türkiye
7Van Yüzüncü Yıl University, Faculty of Health, Department of Midwifery, Van, Türkiye

Received August 4, 2022
Accepted May 4, 2023

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