Seroepidemiological study of Neospora caninum infection in dogs found in dairy farms and urban areas of Aguascalientes, Mexico
Por:
Cruz-Vázquez C., Medina-Esparza L., Marentes A., Morales-Salinas E., Garcia-Vázquez Z.
Publicada:
20 oct 2008
Resumen:
The objective of this study was to describe the seroepidemiology of Neospora caninum infection in dogs in close contact with dairy cattle and dogs from urban areas of Aguascalientes, Mexico, as well as to estimate the possible association between age, gender and size of these groups and seroprevalence. Sera were obtained from samples of 152 dogs in dairy farms and 116 in the urban area, and were subjected to ELISA test. General seroprevalence reached 32%, while the seroprevalence in farm dogs (41%) was significantly higher than in dogs from the urban area (20%) (p < 0.05). Regarding age groups, general seroprevalence was greater among dogs between 11 and 15 years of age (67%) remaining equal between males and females (32 and 31%, respectively). Nevertheless, females resident in farms had a higher seroprevalence (42%) than female resident in the urban area. Regarding size, large-sized animals had greater seroprevalence in farms (58%), while in the urban area medium-sized animals were th
Filiaciones:
Cruz-Vázquez C.:
Instituto Tecnologico El Llano Aguascalientes, Apdo. Postal 74-2, Administracion Postal No. 2, 20041 Aguascalientes, Mexico
Medina-Esparza L.:
Instituto Tecnologico El Llano Aguascalientes, Apdo. Postal 74-2, Administracion Postal No. 2, 20041 Aguascalientes, Mexico
Marentes A.:
Instituto Tecnologico El Llano Aguascalientes, Apdo. Postal 74-2, Administracion Postal No. 2, 20041 Aguascalientes, Mexico
Morales-Salinas E.:
Univ Nacl Autonoma Mexico, Fac Med Vet & Zootecnia, Dept Patol, Mexico City 04510, DF, Mexico
Garcia-Vázquez Z.:
Centro Nacional en Parasitologia Veterinaria. Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agricolas y Pecuarias (INIFAP), Apartado postal 206, CIVAC, 62500 Jiutepec, Morelos, Mexico
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