Prevalence of antibodies against Neospora spp. and Sarcocystis neurona in donkeys from northeastern Brazil.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
; 25(1): 109-11, 2016.
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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 detected in 2% (7 donkeys) of 333 sera tested by the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) with a cut-off dilution of 1:40. Antibodies to S. neurona were found in 3% (10 donkeys) of the samples tested by IFAT (cut-off ≥50) and 21% (69 donkeys) by the direct agglutination test (SAT ≥50). The SAT and IFAT results for S. neurona showed a poor concordance (value of Kappa=0.051). This is the first report of Neospora spp. antibodies in Brazilian donkeys and the first detection of antibodies against S. neurona in this animal species.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Anticorpos Antiprotozoários
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Sarcocystis
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Sarcocistose
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Coccidiose
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Neospora
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Equidae
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet
Assunto da revista:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
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PARASITOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2016
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Brasil
País de publicação:
Brasil