RT Journal Article
T1 Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy goats from northern South Africa: A preliminary study
A1 Tagwireyi, Whatmore Munetsi
A1 Álvarez García, Gema
A1 Morar Leather, Darshana
A1 Neves, Luis
A1 Thompson, Peter N
AB 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
PB Elsevier
YR 2025
FD 2025
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120577
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120577
LA eng
NO 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
NO 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.
NO University of Pretoria
NO National Research Foundation (NRF) Thuthuka
DS Docta Complutense
RD 25 dic 2025