title: Seroprevalence of antibody to NcSAG1 antigen of Neospora caninum in cattle from Western Java, Indonesia.
abstract: Neospora caninum can cause fetal abortion and neonatal mortality in cattle, and is a cause of economic concern worldwide. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of Neospora caninum-specific antibodies in cattle from Western Java, Indonesia. Serum samples from 991 cattle from 21 locations were tested for antibodies to N. caninum by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) on the basis of recombinant NcSAG1. The overall seroprevalence was 16.6%, ranging from 0 to 87.5% in the sampled locations. The results of this study indicate latent infection rates of sampled animals were different in each location. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the relationship between N. caninum infection and abortion in cattle, and to identify risk factors for infection in high-prevalence environments.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3-18-8 Ueda, Morioka 020-8550, Japan.
authors.forename: Madoka
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ichikawa-Seki
authors.forename: Azirwan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guswanto
authors.forename: Puttik
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Allamanda
authors.forename: Euis Siti
authors.initials: ES
authors.lastname: Mariamah
authors.forename: Putut Eko
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Wibowo
authors.forename: Yoshifumi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nishikawa
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000469:parasitology; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan / Q000276:immunology; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D007214:Indonesia / Q000453:epidemiology; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000953:Antigens, Protozoan