INVESTIGADORES
MOORE Dadin Prando
artículos
Título:
Serological evidence of Neospora caninum infections in goats from La Rioja Province, Argentina
Autor/es:
MOORE DP; DE YANIZ MG; ODEÓN AC; CANO D; LEUNDA MR; SPÄTH EAJ; CAMPERO CM
Revista:
JOURNAL OF SMALL RUMINANT RESEARCH
Editorial:
Elsevier
Referencias:
Lugar: Amsterdam, Holanda; Año: 2007 vol. 73 p. 256 - 258
ISSN:
0921-4488
Resumen:
A serological survey of Neospora caninum was carried out in 1594 goats from 94 herds in La Rioja province, Argentina. An indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) was performed and serological titers > or = 50 were considered positive. Data regarding to sex and age were available and associations with serostatus were tested. Antibodies to N. caninum were detected in 106 goats (6.6%) and 50 (53.2%) herds have at least one seropositive animal. There was association between sex and serostatus (P = 0.037) being higher in males compared with females. No association was found when animals were grouped according to age (<1 year; between 1 and 4 years; >4years) (P = 0.69). This is the first report of N. caninum exposure in goats from Argentina.
