Volume 19, Number 3, 269-270, DOI: 10.1007/s00580-009-0864-1

Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dogs in Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari Province, Iran

M. Hosseininejad, F. Hosseini, M. Mahzounieh, A. Raisi Nafchi and M. Mosharraf

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Abstract

The aim of this study was to determine seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dogs in Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari province in Iran. One hundred serum samples were collected from dogs of different sex, age, and breed. Collected serum samples were examined using an indirect fluorescent antibody test. Thirty-two of the examined samples showed detectable IgG antibodies in titers of 1:50. Dogs older than one year old and stray dogs had a higher seroprevalence than other dogs. No sex or breed predispositions to N. caninum infection were detected during this serological assay (P ≤ 0.05).

Keywords   Neospora caninum  - Iran - Dog - Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari

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