Kuruca Ljiljana, Spasojević-Kosić Ljubica, Simin Stanislav, Savović Milan, Lauš Saša, Lalošević Vesna
Faculty of Agriculture, University of Novi Sad, Trg Dositeja Obradovića 8, 21000 Novi Sad, Serbia.
Parasite. 2013;20:40. doi: 10.1051/parasite/2013036. Epub 2013 Oct 24.
Neospora caninum, the causative agent of neosporosis, is a protozoan parasite responsible for high rate of abortion in cattle worldwide. In dogs, consequences of infection vary from severe neuromuscular disorders to asymptomatic infection and shedding of environmentally resistant oocysts. In this study, we determined the occurrence of N. caninum antibodies in dairy cattle and dogs in Vojvodina (Northern Province of Serbia) and possible risk factors. N. caninum antibodies were found in 15.4% (55/356, CI 95%:12.0-19.6) of cows and 17.2% (17/99, CI 95%: 10.8-26.2) of dogs. Cows from smallholdings showed significantly greater odds (OR = 5.28, CI 95%: 2.0-13.6, p = 0.0006) of being seropositive in comparison to the farm cows. Epidemiological importance of results is discussed.
犬新孢子虫是新孢子虫病的病原体，是一种原生动物寄生虫，在全球范围内导致牛的高流产率。在犬类中，感染的后果从严重的神经肌肉紊乱到无症状感染以及排出对环境有抵抗力的卵囊不等。在本研究中，我们确定了伏伊伏丁那（塞尔维亚北部省份）奶牛和犬类中犬新孢子虫抗体的出现情况以及可能的风险因素。在15.4%（55/356，95%置信区间：12.0 - 19.6）的奶牛和17.2%（17/99，95%置信区间：10.8 - 26.2）的犬类中发现了犬新孢子虫抗体。与养殖场奶牛相比，小农场的奶牛血清呈阳性的几率显著更高（比值比 = 5.28，95%置信区间：2.0 - 13.6，p = 0.0006）。讨论了结果的流行病学重要性。
