Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum antibodies in dogs in India.
Neospora caninum is one of most important causes of abortion in cattle worldwide, and dogs are an important risk factor for N. caninum infection in cattle. Antibodies to N. caninum were determined in 184 (126 rural, 58 urban) dogs from the Punjab State, India, using commercial monoclonal antibody-based competitive ELISA and found in 16.8% of the animals. The prevalence of N. caninum antibodies was significantly higher in rural dogs (21.4%, 27 of 126) than city dogs (6.9%, 4 of 58). To our knowledge this is the first report of N. caninum infection in canines from India.
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Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141004, India.
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Meenakshi
Kaur
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Sandhu
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Dubey
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D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000276:immunology; D004285:Dogs; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D012423:Rural Health; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012737:Sex Factors
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan