Seroprevalence of antibodies to Neospora caninum in dogs and raccoon dogs in Korea.
10.3347/kjp.2003.41.4.243
- Author:
Jae Hoon KIM
;
Min Soo KANG
;
Byung Chun LEE
;
Woo Suk HWANG
;
Chang Woo LEE
;
Byung Jae SO
;
J P DUBEY
;
Dae Yong KIM
- Publication Type:Original Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
- Keywords:
Neospora caninum;
Dogs;
raccoon dog (Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis)
- MeSH:
Animals;
Animals, Domestic;
Animals, Wild;
Antibodies, Protozoan/*blood;
Carnivora/*parasitology;
Coccidiosis/epidemiology/*veterinary;
Dog Diseases/*epidemiology/parasitology;
Dogs;
Korea/epidemiology;
Neospora/*immunology;
Seroepidemiologic Studies
- From:The Korean Journal of Parasitology
2003;41(4):243-245
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Neospora caninum is an important cause of abortion in cattle, and dogs are its only known definitive host. Its seroprevalence among domestic urban and rural dogs and feral raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides koreensis) in Korea was studied by indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and by the neospora agglutination test (NAT), respectively. Antibodies to N. caninum were found in 8.3% of urban dogs and in 21.6% of dogs at dairy farms. Antibody titers ranged from 1: 50 to 1: 400. Antibodies to N. caninum were found in six (23%) of 26 raccoon dogs. However, the potential role of raccoon dogs as a source of horizontal transmission of bovine neosporosis needs further investigation. The results of this study suggest that there is a close relationship between N. caninum infection among dairy farm dogs and cattle in Korea. This study reports for the first time upon the seroprevalence of N. caninum infection in raccoon dogs in Korea.
