Prevalence of antibodies to Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in sera of domestic cats from Brazil

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dc.contributor.authorDubey, Jitender P.en
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, David S.en
dc.contributor.authorRomand, D. H. S.en
dc.contributor.authorThulliez, P.en
dc.contributor.authorKwok, O. C. H.en
dc.contributor.authorSilva, J. C. R.en
dc.contributor.authorOliveira-Camargo, M. C.en
dc.contributor.authorGennari, S. M.en
dc.date.accessed2014-06-16en
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-20T14:13:19Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-20T14:13:19Zen
dc.date.issued2002-12en
dc.description.abstractAntibodies to Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona were determined in serum samples of 502 domestic cats from Brazil using direct agglutination tests with the respective antigens. Antibodies to S. neurona were not found in 1:50 dilution of any serum in the S. neurona agglutination test, suggesting that domestic cats from Sao Paulo city were not exposed to S. neurona sporocysts from opossums. Antibodies to N. caninum were found in 60 (11.9%) of 502 cats with titers of 1:40 in 36 cats, 1:80 in 18 cats, 1:160 in 5 cats, and 1:800 in 1 cat using the Neospora agglutination test (NAT). Antibodies to N. caninum were confirmed by Western blotting in the sera of 10 cats with NAT titers of 1:80 to 1:800; this finding suggests that at least 10 cats had N. caninum-specific antibodies confirmed by 2 tests. This is the first documentation of natural exposure of cats to N. caninum.en
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dc.identifier.citationJ. P. Dubey, D. S. Lindsay, D. Hill, S. Romand, P. Thulliez, O. C H. Kwok, J. C R. Silva, M. C. Oliveira-Camargo, and S. M. Gennari (2002). "Prevalence of Antibodies to Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in Sera of Domestic Cats From Brazil," Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 88, No. 6, pp. 1251-1252. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[1251:POATNC]2.0.CO;2en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[1251:poatnc]2.0.co;2en
dc.identifier.issn0022-3395en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49071en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1645/0022-3395%282002%29088%5B1251%3APOATNC%5D2.0.CO%3B2en
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dc.publisherAmerican Society of Parasitologyen
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dc.subjectdirect agglutination-testen
dc.subjectinfectionen
dc.subjectanimalsen
dc.subjectparasitologyen
dc.titlePrevalence of antibodies to Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis neurona in sera of domestic cats from Brazilen
dc.title.serialJournal of Parasitologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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