Neosporosis in water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in southern Italy

被引：52

作者：

Guarino, A

Fusco, G

Savini, G

Di Francesco, G

Cringoli, G

机构：

[1] Ist Zooprofilatt Sperimentale Mezzogiorno, Sez Caserta, I-81100 Caserta, Italy

[2] Ist Zooprofilatt Seprimentale Teramo G Caporale, I-64100 Teramo, Italy

[3] Univ Naples, Dipartimento Patol Profilassi & Ispez Alimenti, I-80137 Naples, Italy

来源：

VETERINARY PARASITOLOGY | 2000年 / 91卷 / 1-2期

关键词：

Neospora caninum; apicomplexa; buffalo; seroprevalence; Italy;

D O I：

10.1016/S0304-4017(00)00239-9

中图分类号：

R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;

摘要：

A study was carried on 1377 water buffalo serum samples from 50 farms in southern Italy to test the presence of Neospora caninum antibodies by indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT). Rabbit anti-buffalo immunoglobulins conjugated to fluorescein were used in the test. Fluorescence in sera dilutions above 1:200 was considered as indicative of the presence of N. caninum antibodies. The overall prevalence of infection in the animals was 34.6%. The prevalence increased in relation to the age of subjects and most of the herds examined (82%) were found infected. In two farms abortions and neurological signs were reported. No suppurative inflammatory lesions were seen, but few protozoan-like cysts were observed on foetal tissues by histology. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：15 / 21

页数：7

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