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| Braz,B.M.A.; Valente,J.D.M.; Villalobos,E.M.C.; Lara,M.C.C.S.H.; Machado,C.A.L.; Barbosa,I.C.; Melo,V.S.P.; Stipp,D.T.; Barros-Filho,I.R.; Biondo,A.W.; Vieira,T.S.W.J.; Vieira,R.F.C.. |
| ABSTRACT Although goat dairy farms in Brazil may have a higher risk of infection by Neospora caninum than beef farms, risk factor evaluation on a representative population remains to be fully established in Brazil. Accordingly, this study aimed to establish the occurrence of anti-N. caninum antibodies and factors associated with exposure in 406 blood samples from five dairy and three beef goat farms in the state of Paraíba, northeastern Brazil. Anti-N. caninum antibodies were detected by indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA), with samples considered positive when reacting with dilution ≥ 1:50. A total of 106/406 goats (26.11%; 95% CI: 21.96-30.72%) were seroreactive comprising 2/61 (3.28%), 10/45 (22.22%), 13/50 (26.00%), 17/51 (33.33%) to 29/46 (63.04%)... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: IFA; Neosporosis; Seroprevalence; Small ruminants. |
| Ano: 2018 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-09352018000100147 |
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