Prevalence of Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora spp. infection in horses from Brazil based on presence of serum antibodies to parasite surface antigen
| Autor: | Daniel Moura de Aguiar, Gérson L. Bonesi, Márcio Garcia Ribeiro, Daniel K. Howe, Guacyara Tenório Cavalcante, Alexandre Secorun Borges, Jitender P. Dubey, Lucia Eiko Oishi Yai, Solange Maria Gennari, Jessica S. Hoane |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Sarcocystosis
Protozoan Proteins Antibodies Protozoan Antigens Protozoan Serology Neospora Antigen Seroepidemiologic Studies parasitic diseases medicine Animals Seroprevalence Parasite hosting Horses Membrane Glycoproteins General Veterinary biology Coccidiosis Sarcocystis General Medicine medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Virology Neospora hughesi Horse Diseases Parasitology Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary Parasitology. 136:155-159 |
| ISSN: | 0304-4017 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.vetpar.2005.10.023 |
| Popis: | Sera from 961 horses from Brazil were tested for antibodies against the major surface antigens SnSAG4 and NhSAG1 to determine the seroprevalence of Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi, respectively. Antibodies against SnSAG4 were detected in 669 (69.6%) of the horses, while antibodies against NhSAG1 were detected in only 24 (2.5%) of the horses. These serologic results suggest that there is a high concentration of S. neurona in the environment of Brazil, which results in marked exposure of horses to this parasite. Additionally, the data further confirm that infection with Neospora spp. is relatively uncommon in horses. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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