Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy goats from northern South Africa: A preliminary study
Loading...
Official URL
Full text at PDC
Publication date
2025
Advisors (or tutors)
Editors
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
Elsevier
Citations
Exportar
Citation
Tagwireyi, W. M., Garcia, G. A., Morar-Leather, D., Neves, L., & Thompson, P. N. (2025). Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy goats from northern South Africa: A preliminary study. Veterinary parasitology, regional studies and reports, 58, 101213. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101213
Abstract
Neospora caninum is an intracellular protozoan parasite with a global distribution, known to cause abortions in livestock. This study aimed to determine N. caninum seroprevalence in dairy goats with a history of reproductive failure in South Africa. Blood samples were collected from 131 dairy goats across five farms in three provinces and tested for N. caninum antibodies using the commercial indirect ELISA (IDvet Screen® Neospora caninum), followed with confirmatory testing with western blot (WB). The ELISA detected antibodies in one goat (1/131) [95 % CI: 0-2.8 %], while no positives were detected by WB. While N. caninum infection and associated abortions do not currently pose a major concern, farmers are encouraged to perform surveillance for potential infections
Description
CRediT authorship contribution statement:
Whatmore Munetsi Tagwireyi: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft, Project administration, Investigation, Funding acquisition, Formal analysis, Data curation. Gema Alvarez Garcia: Writing – review & editing, Validation, Supervision, Conceptualization. Darshana Morar-Leather: Writing – review & editing, Supervision. Luis Neves: Writing – review & editing, Supervision, Conceptualization. Peter N. Thompson: Writing – review & editing, Supervision, Methodology, Formal analysis.