Correlation between some hematological parameters, acute phase proteins and serum immunoglobulins in experimental caprine besnoitiosis.
This study was conducted to investigate the relationship between some parameters of hematology, acute phase proteins and immunoglobulins in experimentally infected goats Besnoitia caprae from the time of infection until 360 days post infection (DPI). Six goats, around 12-16 months old, were inoculated subcutaneously with approximately 1.3 × 10 (8) bradyzoites B. caprae and blood samples were collected at weekly intervals from the jugular vein of a goat. The total number of leukocytes and differential leukocyte count determined. Acute phase proteins (APP) including serum amyloid A (SAA), haptoglobin (Hp) , fibrinogen Parasite Recombinant Proteins and ceruloplasmin were done at weekly intervals. We evaluated an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (using somatic antigen of bradyzoite) to detect anti-B. caprae caprine antibodies in sera. Cysts are present in skin biopsies of the distal part of the infected goat leg of 28 DPI. Of 30-360 DPI, results showed that the co...