Prevalence of antibodies against Neospora spp. and Sarcocystis neurona in donkeys from northeastern Brazil

Abstract Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi are coccidian protozoa that can cause neurological illness in horses in America. In this study we report seroprevalence of Neospora spp. andS. neurona in sera of 333 donkeys from the northeastern region of Brazil. Antibodies to Neospora spp. were det...

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Main Authors: Solange Maria Gennari, Hilda Fátima de Jesus Pena, David Scott Lindsay, Marcos Gomes Lopes, Herbert Sousa Soares, Aline Diniz Cabral, Sérgio Netto Vitaliano, Marcos Amaku
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Colégio Brasileiro de Parasitologia Veterinaria 2016-03-01
Series:Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1984-29612016000100109&lng=en&tlng=en