Tembue Antonio Amélia Santos Mucalane, Ramos Rafael Antonio de Nascimento, de Sousa Thais Rabelo, Albuquerque Alessandra Ribeiro, da Costa Alvimar José, Meunier Isabelle Maria Jaqueline, Faustino Maria Aparecida da Gloria, Alves Leucio Câmara
Laboratório de Doenças Parasitárias dos Animais Domésticos, Departamento de Medicina Veteriná, Universidade Federal Rural de Pernambuco--UFRPE, Brazil.
Rev Bras Parasitol Vet. 2011 Jul-Sep;20(3):246-8. doi: 10.1590/s1984-29612011000300013.
Neospora caninum infection is an important cause of bovine abortion as well as neonatal mortality in goats and sheep. A serological survey for antibodies against N. caninum in goats and sheep was carried out in the municipality of Ibimirim, PE, Northeastern Brazil. The imunnofluoresce antibody test showed that 26.6% (85/319) of the goats and 64.2% (52/81) of the sheep were positive. Serologic reactivity was associated with age in goats (p < 0.01) and sheep (p > 0.05), with increasing rates in older animals. These results indicate exposure to N. caninum among small ruminants in the study area.
犬新孢子虫感染是牛流产以及山羊和绵羊新生仔畜死亡的一个重要原因。在巴西东北部伯南布哥州伊比米林市对山羊和绵羊进行了一项针对犬新孢子虫抗体的血清学调查。免疫荧光抗体试验显示，26.6%（85/319）的山羊和64.2%（52/81）的绵羊呈阳性。血清学反应性在山羊（p < 0.01）和绵羊（p > 0.05）中与年龄相关，年龄较大的动物阳性率更高。这些结果表明研究区域内的小反刍动物接触过犬新孢子虫。
