Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum Infection in Dairy Cattle in Tabriz, Northwest Iran
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of antibody to Neospora caninum in healthy and aborted dairy cattle in Tabriz, capital of East-Azarbaijan in northwest of Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study serum samples were collected from 266 healthy and aborted Ho...
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doaj-2642c5852c1e4f359af8ddbf10fb81692021-04-02T13:04:53ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesIranian Journal of Parasitology1735-70202008-238X2011-12-0164Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum Infection in Dairy Cattle in Tabriz, Northwest IranA Nematollahi0R Jaafari1Gh Moghaddam2Department of Pathobiology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz-IranDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz-IranDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tabriz, Tabriz-IranBackground: The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of antibody to Neospora caninum in healthy and aborted dairy cattle in Tabriz, capital of East-Azarbaijan in northwest of Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study serum samples were collected from 266 healthy and aborted Holestein-Feriesisnc cows from September 2008 to August 2009. The sera were analyzed to detect of antibody against N. caninum using the commercially ELISA kit. Results: Seroprevalence of antibody to N. caninum was 10.5% in Tabriz dairy cattle. Also the abortion rate in all cattle sampled was 33.6% but percentage of seropositive aborted cattle was 18.4%. Conclusion: Neosporosis could be one of the possible causes of abortion in dairy cattle in Tabriz and regarding the distribution in dogs as definitive host for the parasite, further studies in dog and cattle are recommended. https://ijpa.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijpa/article/view/210Neospora caninumSeroprevalenceDairy cattleIran |
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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum Infection in Dairy Cattle in Tabriz, Northwest Iran |
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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum Infection in Dairy Cattle in Tabriz, Northwest Iran |
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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum Infection in Dairy Cattle in Tabriz, Northwest Iran |
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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum Infection in Dairy Cattle in Tabriz, Northwest Iran |
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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum Infection in Dairy Cattle in Tabriz, Northwest Iran |
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seroprevalence of neospora caninum infection in dairy cattle in tabriz, northwest iran |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences |
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Iranian Journal of Parasitology |
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Background: The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of antibody to Neospora caninum in healthy and aborted dairy cattle in Tabriz, capital of East-Azarbaijan in northwest of Iran.
Methods: In this cross-sectional study serum samples were collected from 266 healthy and aborted Holestein-Feriesisnc cows from September 2008 to August 2009. The sera were analyzed to detect of antibody against N. caninum using the commercially ELISA kit.
Results: Seroprevalence of antibody to N. caninum was 10.5% in Tabriz dairy cattle. Also the abortion rate in all cattle sampled was 33.6% but percentage of seropositive aborted cattle was 18.4%.
Conclusion: Neosporosis could be one of the possible causes of abortion in dairy cattle in Tabriz and regarding the distribution in dogs as definitive host for the parasite, further studies in dog and cattle are recommended.
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