title: Prevalence of Neospora caninum antibodies in sheep and goats in Pakistan.
abstract: The purpose of the present study was to obtain seroepidemiological information on the Neospora caninum infection status of sheep and goats in different areas of Punjab Province and Azad Kashmir (Pakistan). A cross-sectional study, with the use of a competitive ELISA, showed an overall 27.7% (35 of 128) (95% confidence interval [CI] ± 7.7%) and 8.6% (13 of 142) (95% CI ± 4.6%) seroprevalence of N. caninum antibodies in sheep and goats, respectively. The difference in seroprevalence between sheep and goat populations was statistically significant (P < 0.05). The highest prevalence (37.4% ± 13.2%) was recorded in the tailless breed of sheep.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nasir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ashraf
authors.forename: M S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Khan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Javeed
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yaqub
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Avais
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Reichel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood*; D001947:Breeding; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D006041:Goats; D008297:Male; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology*; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan