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The study was conducted in the 3 districts with the highest sheep population in Northern Cyprus. This cross-sectional study aimed to serologically determine\n                    <jats:italic>Brucella abortus<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Brucella melitensis<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Toxoplasma gondii<\/jats:italic>\n                    ,\n                    <jats:italic>Coxiella burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>Chlamydia abortus<\/jats:italic>\n                    , which are the agents of zoonotic abortion in sheep and to investigate the seroprevalence rate in these 3 regions. A total of 450 serum samples were collected from 45 farms located in the districts of Lefko\u015fa, Vadili and Ziyamet, where the sheep population is highest in Northern Cyprus. 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With the ELISA test, 96 (21.33%) sheep were detected as\n                    <jats:italic>Toxoplasma gondii<\/jats:italic>\n                    positive, 175 (38.88%) sheep as\n                    <jats:italic>Coxiella burnetii<\/jats:italic>\n                    positive and 14 (3.11%) sheep sera were detected as\n                    <jats:italic>Chlamydia abortus<\/jats:italic>\n                    positive. 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