Prevalence and correlates of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs in Portugal

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Autor(a) principal: Maia, Carla
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Cortes, Helder, Brancal, Hugo, Lopes, Ana Patricia, Pimenta, Paulo, Campino, Lenea, Cardoso, Luis
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/11550
Resumo: Neosporosis, caused by Neospora caninum, is an important cause of abortion in cattle and of neurological disease in dogs. This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of antibodies to N. caninum in 441 dogs from the five regions of mainland Portugal. A commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) was used and specific antibodies were detected in 35 (7.9%) dogs. Seroprevalence levels were significantly different among some of the studied regions, as well as between stray dogs (13.6%) and hunting dogs (1.7%). The difference between seropositivity in dogs presenting musculoskeletal or neurological signs (21.4%) and that in animals without clinical signs compatible with neosporosis (5.6%) was close to statistical significance. This is the first report on the seroprevalence of N. caninum in dogs in Portugal. Neosporosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of neurological disorders of dogs.
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dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence and correlates of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs in Portugal
title Prevalence and correlates of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs in Portugal
spellingShingle Prevalence and correlates of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs in Portugal
Maia, Carla
Dairy-Cows
title_short Prevalence and correlates of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs in Portugal
title_full Prevalence and correlates of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs in Portugal
title_fullStr Prevalence and correlates of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs in Portugal
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence and correlates of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs in Portugal
title_sort Prevalence and correlates of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs in Portugal
author Maia, Carla
author_facet Maia, Carla
Cortes, Helder
Brancal, Hugo
Lopes, Ana Patricia
Pimenta, Paulo
Campino, Lenea
Cardoso, Luis
author_role author
author2 Cortes, Helder
Brancal, Hugo
Lopes, Ana Patricia
Pimenta, Paulo
Campino, Lenea
Cardoso, Luis
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Sapientia
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Maia, Carla
Cortes, Helder
Brancal, Hugo
Lopes, Ana Patricia
Pimenta, Paulo
Campino, Lenea
Cardoso, Luis
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Dairy-Cows
topic Dairy-Cows
description Neosporosis, caused by Neospora caninum, is an important cause of abortion in cattle and of neurological disease in dogs. This study investigated the prevalence and correlates of antibodies to N. caninum in 441 dogs from the five regions of mainland Portugal. A commercial competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) was used and specific antibodies were detected in 35 (7.9%) dogs. Seroprevalence levels were significantly different among some of the studied regions, as well as between stray dogs (13.6%) and hunting dogs (1.7%). The difference between seropositivity in dogs presenting musculoskeletal or neurological signs (21.4%) and that in animals without clinical signs compatible with neosporosis (5.6%) was close to statistical significance. This is the first report on the seroprevalence of N. caninum in dogs in Portugal. Neosporosis should be considered in the differential diagnosis of neurological disorders of dogs.
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