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- Title
Survey of Neospora caninum and bovine herpes virus 1 coinfection in cattle.
- Authors
L. Rinaldi; F. Pacelli; G. Iovane; U. Pagnini; V. Veneziano; G. Fusco; G. Cringoli
- Abstract
Abstract??A seroprevalence survey ofNeospora caninumand bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV-1) was conducted in cattle pasturing in an area of the southern Italian Apennines to investigate the coinfection of these two pathogens. Blood samples were collected from 948 pastured cattle raised on 81 farms. Sera were tested for antibodies toN. caninumand to BHV-1 using an ELISA assay and a neutralization test, respectively. Out of the 81 farms sampled, 63 (77.8%) were positive forN. caninumand 80 (98.8%) for BHV-1. Coinfection was found in 62 (76.5%) farms. Out of the 948 bovine sera samples, 303 (32.0%) had antibodies toN. caninumand 735 (77.5%) to BHV-1. The copresence of antibodies toN. caninumand BHV-1 was found in 256 (27.0%) cattle. The logistic regression results indicated that seropositivity for BHV-1 was a risk factor forN. caninumseropositivity and seropositivity forN. caninumwas a risk factor for BHV-1 seropositivity.
- Subjects
HERPESVIRUS diseases in animals; CATTLE; VETERINARY virology; HERPESVIRUS diseases
- Publication
Parasitology Research, 2007, Vol 100, Issue 2, p359
- ISSN
0932-0113
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00436-006-0335-4