Hosseini Mh, Moraveji M, Tahamtan Y, Rahimian A, Mohammadi Gh, Namavari Mm
Razi Vaccine and Serum Research Institute, Shiraz, Iran.
Iran J Parasitol. 2011 Jun;6(2):64-8.
Neospora caninum, an obligate intracellular protozoan parasite, is recognized as a major cause of abortion in cattle, while limited information is presently available on the seroprevalence of Neospora antibodies in horses' worldwide. The aim of the present study was to determine serologic prevalence of Neospora infection in horses in Iran.
Sera from 150 horses from Mashhad suburb in Razavi Khorasan Province, northeast Iran were examined for antibodies to Neospora spp. using Neospora modified direct agglutination test (N-MAT).
Antibodies to this parasite were detected in 45 (30%) of the examined serum samples. Thirty four percent of the samples had titer of 1:40 while then reduced to 30% when 1:80 serum dilution was applied as significant cut off titer.
This study is the first investigation carried out on the Neospora in horses in Iran and indicates that horses in Iran are exposed to this parasite.
犬新孢子虫是一种专性细胞内原生动物寄生虫，被认为是牛流产的主要原因，而目前关于全球马匹中新孢子虫抗体血清流行率的信息有限。本研究的目的是确定伊朗马匹中新孢子虫感染的血清学流行率。
对来自伊朗东北部拉扎维霍拉桑省马什哈德郊区的150匹马的血清进行检测，使用新孢子虫改良直接凝集试验（N-MAT）检测新孢子虫属抗体。
在45份（30%）检测的血清样本中检测到针对该寄生虫的抗体。34%的样本滴度为1:40，而当以1:80血清稀释度作为显著临界滴度时，该比例降至30%。
本研究是伊朗首次对马匹新孢子虫进行的调查，表明伊朗的马匹接触过这种寄生虫。
