SERODIAGNOSIS OF BOVINE NEOSPOROSIS IN MOSUL CITY, IRAQ

M I Al-Farwachi ,O K Al-Hankawe ,Wisam S Al Khafaji

doi:10.21608/avmj.2012.171894

Abstract

One hundred and eighty four sera of local breed cattle in Mosul city , Iraq were collected for serodiagnosis of neosporosis by indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (Indirect ELISA). The total percentage of seropositive was 17.4% (32 184), while the percentages of Neospora caninum antibodies were 12.9 , 13.1, and 26.2 in (62) healthy non pregnant animals, (61) aborted cows and (61) pregnant cows respectively. This is the first study with regards to serodiagnosis of neosporosis in cattle in Mosul city , Iraq.

Highlights

Neospora caninum is a heteroxenous cyst – forming Dubey (2003), that was first recognized in dogs in 1984 (Bjerkas et al, 1984). and was described as a new genus Neospora, type species Neospora caninum in 1988 (Dubey et al, 1988)
Values expressed as ( Mean ± S.E). * Significantly at p< 0.05. This is the first serodiagnosis of bovine neosporosis in the Mosul city, Iraq
The seroprevalence of neosporosis in cattle varies depending on the country and region under study (Rahman et al, 2011; Koiwai et al, 2005; Nourollahi et al, 2008; Akca et al, 2005), while there is no published information on the epidemiology of Neospora caninum in cattle in Mosul city, many authors observed many serological studies of canine and bovine neosporosis in the local countries as Iran (Nourollahi et al, 2008; Akca et al, 2010; Malmasi et al, 2007; Haddadzadeh et al, 2007) and Turkey (Alan et al, 2011; Akca et al, 2005; Kurtdede et al, 2006; Oncel and Biyikologlu, 2003; Simsek et al, 2008)

Summary

Introduction

Neospora caninum is a heteroxenous cyst – forming Dubey (2003), that was first recognized in dogs in 1984 (Bjerkas et al, 1984). and was described as a new genus Neospora, type species Neospora caninum in 1988 (Dubey et al, 1988). The detection of specific anti-neospora caninum antibodies in sera of cows has been useful for the diagnosis of disease and may prove suitable for seroepidemiologic investigations (Koiwai et al, 2005; Nourollahi et al, 2008; Alan et al, 2011), this is the first study to investigate the serodiagnosis of bovine neosporosis in Mosul , Iraq.

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