Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dogs in Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari Province, Iran |
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| Authors: | M. Hosseininejad F. Hosseini M. Mahzounieh A. Raisi Nafchi M. Mosharraf |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Shahrekord, Shahrekord, Iran
2. Department of Clinical Sciences, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Shahrekord, 2nd km. of Saman road, Shahrekord, Iran
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| Abstract: | The aim of this study was to determine seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dogs in Chaharmahal-va-Bakhtiari province in Iran. One hundred serum samples were collected from dogs of different sex, age, and breed. Collected serum samples were examined using an indirect fluorescent antibody test. Thirty-two of the examined samples showed detectable IgG antibodies in titers of 1:50. Dogs older than one year old and stray dogs had a higher seroprevalence than other dogs. No sex or breed predispositions to N. caninum infection were detected during this serological assay (P ≤ 0.05). |
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