Heidari Heidar, Mohammadzadeh Abdolmajid, Gharekhani Jamal
Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Para-Veterinary Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran;
Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Para-Veterinary Sciences, Bu-Ali Sina University, Hamedan, Iran;
Vet Res Forum. 2014 Winter;5(1):69-72.
Neospora caninum is a worldwide distributed pathogen which causes abortion in cattle leading to economic loss in the cattle industry. The aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of N. caninum antibodies in the native cattle slaughtered in various areas of Kurdistan province (western Iran) from September 2010 to September 2011. Serum samples from 368 cattle slaughtered in seven slaughterhouses in this region were taken for detection of anti-N. caninum antibodies using commercial N. caninum ELISA kit. Antibodies to N. caninum were found in 29 samples (7.80%). The present study was the first report of Neospora infection in this region and indicated that native cattle of Kurdistan province were exposed to this parasite.
犬新孢子虫是一种分布于全球的病原体，可导致牛流产，给养牛业造成经济损失。本研究的目的是确定2010年9月至2011年9月在库尔德斯坦省（伊朗西部）不同地区屠宰的本地牛中犬新孢子虫抗体的血清流行率。采集了该地区7个屠宰场宰杀的368头牛的血清样本，使用商用犬新孢子虫ELISA试剂盒检测抗犬新孢子虫抗体。在29个样本（7.80%）中发现了犬新孢子虫抗体。本研究是该地区新孢子虫感染的首次报告，表明库尔德斯坦省的本地牛接触过这种寄生虫。
