TY  - JOUR
T1  - Seroepidemiology of <I>Neospora caninum </I>in Cattle in East-Azerbaijan Province, North West Iran
AU - Yagoob, Garedaghi 
JO  - Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances
VL  - 11
IS  - 5
SP  - 645
EP  - 648
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1680-5593
DO  - javaa.2012.645.648
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=javaa.2012.645.648
KW  - Neospora caninum
KW  -cattle
KW  -ELISA
KW  -East-Azerbaijan province
KW  -sex
KW  -Iran
AB  - <I>Neospora caninum </I>is an intracellular parasite which causes abortion in cattle worldwide. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of <I> Neospora caninum </I> in cattle in the province of East-Azerbaijan in North-West Iran. Blood samples were collected from 236 cattle in the province of East-Azerbaijan for determining the seroprevalence of <I>Neospora caninum</I>. A total of 236 serum samples were tested for anti-neospora antibodies. Serum samples were analyzed for antibodies against <I>N. caninum </I>antigen using a commercial <I>N. caninum </I>ISCOM ELISA kit. Antibodies to <I>N. caninum </I>were found in 42 of the 236 (17.7%) sera based on ELISA test results. This study is the first report of Neospora infection in this area. With regard to seropositivity, no significant difference was observed regarding origin, sex and age (p&gt;0.05).
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