Neospora caninum antibodies in wild carnivores from Spain

Sobrino, Raquel; Dubey, J. P.; Pabón, M.; Linarez, N.; Kwok, O. C. H.; Millán, Javier; Arnal, María Cruz; Luco, Daniel Fernández de; López‐Gatius, F.; Thulliez, P.; Gortázar, Christian; Almerı́a, S.

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2008.05.009

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“…In some habitats, Microtus voles act as the main food source of red foxes (Lanszki 2005). Several prevalence studies have described infections with N. caninum in red foxes using serological techniques (e.g., Sobrino et al 2008) and/or molecular biological methods (e.g., Murphy et al 2007). A study on the seroprevalence in foxes and dogs in Austria revealed an infection rate of 3.6% in dogs, but out of 94 foxes examined, not a single one was serologically positive for this coccidian parasite (Wanha et al 2005).…”

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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, and Encephalitozoon cuniculi in the brains of common voles (Microtus arvalis) and water voles (Arvicola terrestris) by gene amplification techniques in western Austria (Vorarlberg)

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Knowledge about the protozoan parasite fauna in voles (Arvicolinae) in Austria is rather limited, although some of these pathogens play an important role in human medicine and cause zoonoses (e.g., Toxoplasma gondii and Encephalitozoon cuniculi). Others are of relevance in veterinary medicine and have a negative economic impact (e.g., Neospora caninum). Two hundred sixty-eight common voles (Microtus arvalis) and 86 water voles (Arvicola terrestris) from the most western Austrian province, Vorarlberg, were analyzed with PCR techniques for infections with T. gondii, N. caninum, and E. cuniculi. Brain tissues of two common voles (0.7%) and of four water voles (4.7%) tested positive for T. gondii. Furthermore, analysis of four common voles (1.5%) and two water voles (2.3%) generated positive findings for N. caninum, and brain tissues of 16 common voles (6%) and six water voles (7%) tested positive for E. cuniculi. Accordingly, this study not only demonstrates the autochthonous existence of the zoonotic parasites T. gondii and E. cuniculi in voles in Vorarlberg, it also provides the first evidence of an occurrence of N. caninum in animals of the subfamily Arvicolinae, and it is an additional contribution to investigations of the sylvatic cycle of N. caninum.

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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, and Encephalitozoon cuniculi in the brains of common voles (Microtus arvalis) and water voles (Arvicola terrestris) by gene amplification techniques in western Austria (Vorarlberg)

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“…Antibodies to N. caninum were found in 19% of 100 feral cats (Felis catus) by cELISA in Iran (Hamidine et al 2011) and in 19% of 26 Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), 6.8%-16.7% European wild cat (Felis silvestris) and 12% of 25 Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) from Spain by cELISA and confirmed by IFAT (Sobrino et al 2008;Millan et al 2009a, b). Andre et al (2010) used IFAT to test captive wild felids in zoos in Brazil and found 11% -71% prevalence in different felids (lion, jaguarondi, puma, jaguar, tiger and ocelot).…”

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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in cats from the Czech Republic

Sedlák

Bártová

Machačová

2014

Acta Parasitologica

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Sera of 414 cats coming from different parts of the Czech Republic were tested for N. caninum antibodies. Sera samples were collected during years [2002][2003][2004][2005][2006][2007][2008][2009][2010][2011]. N. caninum antibodies were detected by a commercial competitive-inhibition enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA) with cut off ≥30% inhibition. Samples positive in cELISA were confirmed by an indirect fluorescence antibody test (IFAT); titre ≥50 was considered positive. In total, 137 (33%) cats reacted positively in cELISA; N. caninum antibodies in IFAT were detected in 16 (3.86%) cats with titres 50 and 100. In 6 cats, positive for N. caninum antibodies, T. gondii antibodies were also detected by IFAT. It is the first report of N. caninum antibodies in domestic cats from the Czech Republic and third report in Europe.

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“…The badger plays a role in the epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in Great Britain, with a high percentage of badgers having TB lesions (Corner et al, 2012). Serological studies have shown that badgers have antibodies against several infectious agents typically associated with dogs, cats or man (Sobrino et al, 2008;Mill an et al, 2009;Quinn et al, 2012) and a potential involvement in the epidemiology of several domestic animal and human diseases has been suggested.…”

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Isolation and Phylogenetic Characterization of Streptococcus halichoeri from a European Badger (Meles meles) with Pyogranulomatous Pleuropneumonia

Moreno¹,

Bolea²,

Morales³

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Journal of Comparative Pathology

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Clinical and pathological studies in European badgers (Meles meles) are limited. Badgers play a significant role in the epidemiology of bovine tuberculosis (TB) in some countries and an accurate diagnosis is needed for this infection. However, the lesions of bovine TB are similar to those associated with other pathogens, making pathological diagnosis difficult. In the present study, Streptococcus halichoeri was isolated from a European badger with pyogranulomatous pleuropneumonia and suspected of having tuberculosis. TB and other pathogens able to induce similar lesions were ruled out. Comparative 16S rRNA and rpoB gene sequencing studies showed an identity of 99.51% and 98.28%, respectively, with S. halichoeri. This report represents the third description of this bacterium and the first in an animal species other than the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus). It also shows that S. halichoeri can be associated with a pathological process characterized by granulomatous inflammation and resembling tuberculosis.

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Neospora caninum antibodies in wild carnivores from Spain

Cited by 54 publications

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Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, and Encephalitozoon cuniculi in the brains of common voles (Microtus arvalis) and water voles (Arvicola terrestris) by gene amplification techniques in western Austria (Vorarlberg)

Detection of Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, and Encephalitozoon cuniculi in the brains of common voles (Microtus arvalis) and water voles (Arvicola terrestris) by gene amplification techniques in western Austria (Vorarlberg)

Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in cats from the Czech Republic

Isolation and Phylogenetic Characterization of Streptococcus halichoeri from a European Badger (Meles meles) with Pyogranulomatous Pleuropneumonia

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