Switzerland-wide Neospora caninum seroprevalence in female cattle and identification of risk factors for infection.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Neospora caninum is an important cause of abortion in cattle worldwide. Infection in cattle occurs horizontally by ingestion of oocysts shed by canids or vertically, from an infected dam to the fetus, and may result in abortion, stillbirth, or birth of seropositive offspring. The control of bovine neosporosis is difficult and costly. The objectives of this study were to estimate the current nationwide seroprevalence of N. caninum infections in Swiss cattle and to assess risk factors for infection with this parasite.

Methods

We conducted a cross-sectional study with cattle farms randomly selected and stratified according to population size, resulting in a sample of 780 female cattle. The cattle originated from 161 farms distributed over all Switzerl

SUBMITTER: Gliga DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9714321 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature