Open AccessPesquisa de anticorpos anti-Neospora caninum em bovinos leiteiros, cães e trabalhadores rurais da região Sudoeste do Estado de Mato Grosso
Author(s) -
Ana Helena Benetti,
Fábio Bernardo Schein,
Thaís Rabelo dos Santos,
Gilson Hélio Toniollo,
Alvimar José da Costa,
José Roberto Mineo,
Janaína Lobato,
Deise Aparecida de Oliveira Silva,
Solange María Gennari
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
revista brasileira de parasitologia veterinária/brazilian journal of veterinary parasitology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.484
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 1984-2961
pISSN - 0103-846X
DOI - 10.4322/rbpv.018e1005
Subject(s) - biology
Considering the importance of neosporosis in the animal health and production, the frequency of antibodies to Neospora caninum was evaluated in dairy cattle of the Southwestern region of Mato Grosso State, Brazil, in addition to serum samples obtained from dogs and humans living in the farms. A total of 1036 serum samples were analyzed, from which 932 were from dairy bovine females, 37 from dogs and 67 from humans, from 24 farms and examined by the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). Reactive human serum samples were retested by Western- blotting to confirm the results. Antibodies to N. caninum were found in 499 cattle sera (53.5%), with at least one positive in each farm, 25 dog sera (67.6%) and seven human sera (10.5%). There was no significant difference in the number of positive cattle sera according to age group. The results indicate a wide dissemination of N. caninum in the studied region.