A Longitudinal Study of Seroprevalence and Seroconversion of Neospora Caninum Infection in Dairy Cattle in Northeast Thailand.
From: Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, P.O. Box 7054, SE-750 07 Uppsala, Sweden. aran.chanlun@kv.slu.se
Veterinary parasitology
- Publish Date: May 2007
- ISSN: 0304-4017
- Volume: 146
- Issue: 3-4
- Pages: 242-8
- Medium: Print
- Language: English
- Citation (JAMA): Chanlun Aran, Emanuelson Ulf, Frössling Jenny, et al. A Longitudinal Study of Seroprevalence and Seroconversion of Neospora Caninum Infection in Dairy Cattle in Northeast Thailand.. Vet. Parasitol. May 2007;146:242-8
Abstract
A long-term study was carried out in 11 dairy herds in the Khon Kaen province of northeast Thailand between August 2001 and November 2004. The objective was to investigate seroprevalence dynamics of Neospora caninum infection in the herds and to demonstrate patterns of seroconversion in individual cattle. Each herd was visited once a year, in total four times, and sera from cattle > 3 months of age and farm dogs as well as a sample from the bulk milk were collected. All samples were analysed for presence of specific antibodies by an N. caninum iscom ELISA. The overall percentage of antibody-positive cattle was constant and varied only between 10 and 13% over the 4 years, but the variation in within-herd seroprevalence between herds was substantial. Two herds had > or = 20% seropositive animals at all samplings and consistently high bulk milk OD, whereas two herds had no seropositive animal at the last two samplings and low bulk milk OD. Five herds had a decreasing trend of within-herd seroprevalence, whereas the remaining six herds had a higher portion of test-positive individuals at the end of the study. A total of 424 individuals were sampled more than once; 344 (81%) and 32 (8%) were consistently antibody-negative and antibody-positive, respectively. The proportions of animals that changed from being seronegative to seropositive and from being seropositive to seronegative between the years were 3.9-4.6% and 19-39%, respectively. Apparent vertical and horizontal transmission rates were 58% (95% CI; 44-71%) and 5% (95% CI; 3-7%), respectively. In conclusion, the overall percentage of N. caninum antibody-positive cattle was constant over the years, but the within-herd seroprevalence varied substantially between the herds. Seroconversions were likely to occur in individual cattle although most animals had consistent serological status throughout the study.
Mesh Headings (Keywords): Animals, Antibodies, Protozoan, Cattle, Cattle Diseases, Coccidiosis, Dairying, Female, Longitudinal Studies, Neospora, Seroepidemiologic Studies, Thailand
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