Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy goats from northern South Africa: A preliminary study

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dc.contributor.authorTagwireyi, Whatmore Munetsi
dc.contributor.authorÁlvarez García, Gema
dc.contributor.authorMorar Leather, Darshana
dc.contributor.authorNeves, Luis
dc.contributor.authorThompson, Peter N
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-28T14:24:27Z
dc.date.available2025-05-28T14:24:27Z
dc.date.issued2025
dc.descriptionCRediT 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.
dc.description.abstractNeospora 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
dc.description.departmentDepto. de Sanidad Animal
dc.description.facultyFac. de Veterinaria
dc.description.refereedTRUE
dc.description.sponsorshipUniversity of Pretoria
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Research Foundation (NRF) Thuthuka
dc.description.statuspub
dc.identifier.citationTagwireyi, 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
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101213
dc.identifier.essn2405-9390
dc.identifier.officialurlhttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101213
dc.identifier.pmid40050000
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120577
dc.issue.number101213
dc.journal.titleVeterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports
dc.language.isoeng
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dc.page.initial1
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.relation.projectID129862/ TTK200407511506
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.accessRightsopen access
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject.cdu636.09
dc.subject.keywordAbortion
dc.subject.keywordDairy goats
dc.subject.keywordELISA
dc.subject.keywordNeospora caninum
dc.subject.keywordSouth Africa
dc.subject.keywordWestern blot
dc.subject.ucmVeterinaria
dc.subject.unesco3109 Ciencias Veterinarias
dc.titleSeroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy goats from northern South Africa: A preliminary study
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