Prevalence of anti-Neospora caninum antibodies was determined in sera of 320 dogs from Argentina using the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). Antibodies to N. caninum were found in 121 of 320 (37.8%) sera with titers of 1:50 (21 dogs), 1:100 (23 dogs), 1:200 (23 dogs), 1:400 (17 dogs), 1:800 (23 dogs), and ≥1:1,600 (14 dogs). The seropositivity (IFAT, ≥ 1:50) was higher in dogs from dairy (48% of 125) and beef (54.2% of 35) farms than in dogs from urban areas (26.2% of 160). Prevalence of anti-N. caninum antibodies was higher in dogs more than 12 mo of age (47.7%, 105 of 222) versus in 12-mo-old or younger dogs (12.7% of 86), suggesting postnatal exposure of N. caninum infection in dogs.
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1 August 2001
Prevalence of Neospora caninum Infection in Dogs From Beef-Cattle Farms, Dairy Farms, and From Urban Areas of Argentina
W. Basso,
L. Venturini,
M. C. Venturini,
P. Moore,
M. Rambeau,
J. M. Unzaga,
C. Campero,
D. Bacigalupe,
J. P. Dubey
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