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High Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum Antibodies in Camels (Camelus dromedarius) in the South of Iran | ||
| علوم و فنون دامپروری | ||
| Article 9, Volume 6, Issue 24, December 2017, Pages 57-62 PDF (643.07 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.22092/aasrj.2017.115836 | ||
| Authors | ||
| M. Namavari* ; H. R. Tavanaei; A. Abbasifar; M. Manavian; D. Niko | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Neospora caninum is an obligate intracellular protozoan from the phylum Apicomplexa, which closely related to Toxoplasma gondii and causes Neosporoasis disease. The aim of this study was to investigate sero-prevalence of N. caninum infection in camels (Camelus dromedaries) in the south of Iran. A total of 92 camels sera from Bushehr province in the south of Iran were examined by the direct agglutination test for presence of N. caninum antibodies. IgG antibodies were assayed by the modified agglutination test using whole tachyzoites of N. caninum, incorporating 2-mercaptoethanol. Seropositivities were found in 27 % camels. The high seroprevalence observed in camels suggests that this species is highly exposed to N. caninum in this area. Because of high occurrence of anti- N. caninum antibodies in camels in this study, camels may play a serious role in other mammalian Neosporosis in south Iran. This is the first serological survey for N. caninum antibodies performed on camels in south Iran. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Apicomplexa; Cell line (Vero); Hyperimmune serum; Microscopic Agglutination; Tachyzoite | ||
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