Seroprevalence of antibody to NcSAG1 antigen of Neospora
caninum in cattle from Western Java,Indonesia |
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| Authors: | Madoka ICHIKAWA-SEKI Azirwan GUSWANTO Puttik ALLAMANDA Euis Siti MARIAMAH Putut Eko WIBOWO Yoshifumi NISHIKAWA |
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| Affiliation: | 1)Laboratory of Veterinary Parasitology, Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, 3–18–8 Ueda, Morioka 020–8550, Japan;2)National Research Center for Protozoan Diseases, Obihiro University of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Nishi 2–13 Inada-cho, Obihiro 080–8555, Japan;3)Balai Veteriner Subang, Jl. Terusan Garuda 33/11 Blok Werasari Dangdeur, Subang 41212, Indonesia |
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| Abstract: | Neospora caninum can cause fetal abortion and neonatal mortality incattle, and is a cause of economic concern worldwide. This study aimed to determine theprevalence of Neospora caninum-specific antibodies in cattle from WesternJava, Indonesia. Serum samples from 991 cattle from 21 locations were tested forantibodies to N. caninum by using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA) on the basis of recombinant NcSAG1. The overall seroprevalence was 16.6%, rangingfrom 0 to 87.5% in the sampled locations. The results of this study indicate latentinfection rates of sampled animals were different in each location. Further studies arenecessary to elucidate the relationship between N. caninum infection andabortion in cattle, and to identify risk factors for infection in high-prevalenceenvironments. |
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| Keywords: | cattle ELISA Indonesia NcSAG1 Neospora caninum |
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