Risk factors of Neospora caninum infection in dogs and cats in dairy farms in Western Thailand |
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| Authors: | Arunvipas Pipat Inpankaew Tawin Jittapalapong Sathaporn |
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| Institution: | (1) Department of Large Animal and Wildlife Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Nakhon Pathom Kamphaengsaen Campus, Nakhon Pathom, Thailand;(2) Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand |
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| Abstract: | The objectives of this study were to investigate the risk factors of Neospora caninum infection in dogs and cats found in dairy herds in western Thailand. A case-control study was conducted in dairy herds in
three western provinces including Nakhon Pathom, Ratchaburi and Kanchanaburi. Blood samples of pets from 14 positive dairy
herds and 26 herds from negative neighbouring farms which were randomly selected, in total blood samples from dogs and cats
from 40 herds were collected and examined for antibodies against N. caninum infections using competitive ELISA and indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT). No seropositive cats were found. Of the
38 positive dogs, four (10.5%) were seropositive to N. caninum, which was higher than the proportion of seropositive in the negative herd population (one of 76, 1.3%). The higher proportion
of seropositive farm dogs as compared with neighbouring dogs tended to be significant (P = 0.055). |
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