Issue |
Parasite
Volume 20, 2013
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Article Number | 40 | |
Number of page(s) | 5 | |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/parasite/2013036 | |
Published online | 24 October 2013 |
Research Article
Neospora caninum antibodies in dairy cows and domestic dogs from Vojvodina, Serbia
Anticorps contre Neospora caninum chez les vaches laitières et les chiens de Voïvodine, Serbie
1
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia
2
PVP MSV Medicus D.O.O., Milice Stojadinović Srpkinje 1, 21209 Bukovac, Serbia
3
Praxis Veterinaria D.O.O., 2. Oktobra 40, 26300 Vršac, Serbia
* Corresponding author: pavicic.ljiljana@gmail.com
Received:
28
June
2013
Accepted:
5
October
2013
Neospora caninum, the causative agent of neosporosis, is a protozoan parasite responsible for high rate of abortion in cattle worldwide. In dogs, consequences of infection vary from severe neuromuscular disorders to asymptomatic infection and shedding of environmentally resistant oocysts. In this study, we determined the occurrence of N. caninum antibodies in dairy cattle and dogs in Vojvodina (Northern Province of Serbia) and possible risk factors. N. caninum antibodies were found in 15.4% (55/356, CI 95%:12.0–19.6) of cows and 17.2% (17/99, CI 95%: 10.8–26.2) of dogs. Cows from smallholdings showed significantly greater odds (OR = 5.28, CI 95%: 2.0–13.6, p = 0.0006) of being seropositive in comparison to the farm cows. Epidemiological importance of results is discussed.
Résumé
Neospora caninum, l’agent qui cause la néosporose, est un parasite protozoaire responsable d’un taux élevé d’avortements dans le bétail à travers le monde. Chez les chiens, les conséquences de l’infection varient entre un trouble neuromusculaire sévère et une excrétion asymptomatique d’oocystes résistants dans l’environnement. L’objectif de cette étude était d’examiner le statut sérologique des vaches laitières et des chiens en Voïvodine (province du nord de la Serbie) et les facteurs de risque possibles. Des anticorps contre N. caninum ont été détectés dans 15,4 % (55/356, CI 95 %:12,0–19,6) des vaches et dans 17,2 % (17/99, CI 95 %:10,8–26,2) des chiens. Les vaches des petits propriétaires ont manifesté une probabilité significativement plus importante (OR = 5,28, CI 95 %:2,0–13,6, p = 0,0006) d’être séropositives que les vaches de fermes. L’importance épidémiologique de ces résultats est discutée.
Key words: Anti-Neospora caninum antibodies / Dairy cows / Dogs / Risk factors / Vojvodina
© L. Kuruca et al., published by EDP Sciences, 2013
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