Serological Survey of Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii Co-Infection in Rodents in Northwestern Iran
| Autor: | Saeedeh Shojaee, Mehdi Mohebali, Zabihollah Zarei, Reza Farahmand-Rad, Naser Nazari, Yazdan Hamzavi, Mahboobeh Salimi, Arezoo Bozorgomid, Peyman Heydarian, Navid Ahmadifard |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Short Communication 030231 tropical medicine Toxoplasma gondii Neospora caninum Iran Rodents Serology lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine parasitic diseases medicine Parasite hosting Seroprevalence lcsh:RC109-216 biology fungi 030108 mycology & parasitology biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Virology Toxoplasmosis Infectious Diseases Meriones persicus biology.protein Parasitology Antibody Indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT) |
| Zdroj: | Iranian Journal of Parasitology, Vol 15, Iss 2 (2020) Iranian Journal of Parasitology |
| ISSN: | 1735-7020 |
| Popis: | Background: Our knowledge of the epidemiology of rodents’ parasitic agents in Iran is scarce, although some of these pathogens play an important role in human and veterinary medicine, such as Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum. The purpose of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in rodents of northwestern Iran between Mar and Dec 2015. Methods: Overall, 157 serum samples from rodents (101 Meriones persicus, 41 Mus musculus, and 15 Cricetulus migratorius) were assayed by the indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT) for antibodies to T. gondii and N. caninum Results: We found a prevalence of 20.38% (32/157) for N. caninum, 35% (55/157) for T. gondii. Co-presence of antibodies to N. caninum and T. gondii was found in 10 (6.36%) rodents. A significant association was found between the rodents species and seropositivity to N. caninum (P |
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