title: Seroprevalence and risk factors for Neospora caninum in goats in Santa Catarina state, Brazil.
abstract: Neosporosis is an infectious disease caused by the parasite Neospora caninum. Knowledge regarding neosporosis in goats is still quite limited, especially in the state of Santa Catarina (SC), southern Brazil. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the seroprevalence and risk factors for N. caninum in goats in the western and mountain regions of SC. Blood samples were collected from 654 goats in 57 municipalities. The indirect immunofluorescence test was used for antibody detection against N. caninum. Thirty samples (4.58%) were seropositive, with titers ranging from 1:50 to 1:6400. An epidemiological survey was also conducted in order to identify risk factors for neosporosis in goats. It was found that reproductive problems on the farms, as well as the diet and direct contact with dogs were casual risks for neosporosis. These results indicate that N. caninum infects goats in these regions, which may lead to reproductive problems.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zootecnia do Centro de Educação Superior do Oeste, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Josué Pires
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Topazio
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria ? UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Augusto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weber
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria ? UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Giovana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Camillo
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria ? UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Fernanda Flores
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.affiliation: Laboratório de Epidemiologia Veterinária ? EPILAB, Faculdade de Veterinária ? FAVET, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul ? UFRGS, Porto Alegre, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Gustavo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Machado
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Lages, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ribeiro
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária, Centro de Ciências Agroveterinárias, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Lages, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Anderson Barbosa
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Moura
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zootecnia do Centro de Educação Superior do Oeste, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Leandro Sâmia
authors.initials: LS
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria ? UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Alexandre Alberto
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Tonin
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zootecnia do Centro de Educação Superior do Oeste, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Natan Marcos
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Soldá
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria ? UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bräunig
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Zootecnia do Centro de Educação Superior do Oeste, Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina ? UDESC, Chapecó, SC, Brasil.
authors.forename: Aleksandro Schafer da
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000469:parasitology*; D006041:Goats / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology; D012098:Reproduction; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan