印度犬类中犬新孢子虫抗体的血清流行率。

Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum antibodies in dogs in India.

作者信息

Sharma S, Bal M S, Kaur K, Sandhu K S, Dubey J P

机构信息

Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Ludhiana 141004, India.

出版信息

J Parasitol. 2008 Feb;94(1):303-4. doi: 10.1645/GE-1360.1.

DOI:10.1645/GE-1360.1

PMID:18372658

Abstract

Neospora caninum is one of most important causes of abortion in cattle worldwide, and dogs are an important risk factor for N. caninum infection in cattle. Antibodies to N. caninum were determined in 184 (126 rural, 58 urban) dogs from the Punjab State, India, using commercial monoclonal antibody-based competitive ELISA and found in 16.8% of the animals. The prevalence of N. caninum antibodies was significantly higher in rural dogs (21.4%, 27 of 126) than city dogs (6.9%, 4 of 58). To our knowledge this is the first report of N. caninum infection in canines from India.

摘要

犬新孢子虫是全球牛流产的最重要病因之一，而犬类是牛感染犬新孢子虫的一个重要风险因素。使用基于商业单克隆抗体的竞争性酶联免疫吸附测定法，对来自印度旁遮普邦的184只犬（126只农村犬、58只城市犬）进行了犬新孢子虫抗体检测，结果发现16.8%的动物体内存在该抗体。农村犬（21.4%，126只中有27只）的犬新孢子虫抗体流行率显著高于城市犬（6.9%，58只中有4只）。据我们所知，这是印度犬类感染犬新孢子虫的首次报告。