Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum antibodies in goats in the Czech Republic
2012
Bartova, E., Veterinarni a Farmaceuticka Univ., Brno (Czech Republic). Fakulta Veterinarni Hygieny a Ekologie | Sedlak, K., Statni Veterinarni Ustav, Prague (Czech Republic)
Serum samples were collected from 251 healthy adult goats in the Czech Republic during the years 2006 to 2009 in order to determine the seroprevalence of T. gondii and N. caninum. Sera samples were tested for serum antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with cut off equal to or higher than 50% S/P. The same samples were tested for serum antibodies to Neospora caninum by a competitive-inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with cut off equal to or higher than 30% inhibition; positive sera were confirmed by an indirect fluorescent antibody test with cut-off titre equal to or higher than 40. Sera positive in both tests were marked as positive. In total, 166 and 15 goat sera reacted positively for T. gondii and N. caninum antibodies, respectively. All sera positive for N. caninum antibodies were simultaneously positive for T. gondii antibodies. This is the first detection of N. caninum antibodies in goats in the Czech Republic. Our findings indicate that goats in the Czech Republic are frequently exposed to T. gondii, but less frequently to N. caninum.
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