Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infections in cattle in Kirkuk province

• Main Authors: Mohammed Y. Nooraldin, Shaheen A. Jaafar, Abdulmuniem I. Salih
• Format: Article
• Language: Arabic
• Published: University of Mosul, College of Veterinary Medicine 2021-02-01
• Series: Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences
• Subjects: elisa; seroprevalence; neospora caninum; cattle; kirkuk city
• Online Access: https://vetmedmosul.com/article_167609_16a549eea7b8463479199642dca347bb.pdf

<em>Neospora caninum </em>was identified as a coccidian parasite as in 1988, before that date it was misclassified as <em>Toxoplasma gondii</em> based on structural similarities. The aim of this study was to determine theseroprevalence of <em>N. caninum</em> in cattle in Kirkuk Province. A total of 185 cattle serum samples were collected randomly. Data about ages, gender and abortion history of females were recorded. Serum samples were examined by using ELISA as a screening test for the detection of anti- <em>N. caninum</em> IgG antibodies of past infection. Results showed that 53 (28.6%) cattle were seropositive infected, with significantly higher seropositive infection of age group >2 years in comparison to other age groups 94.3%. The distribution of <em>N. caninum</em> of total infected cattle showed that the seropositive infection in females were 47(88.7%), which was more than males 6 (11.3%) with a highly significant difference. There were 22(48.8%) aborted cattle out of 47 infected cattle with <em>N. caninum</em> with no significant difference in comparison with the healthy group.