Serosurvey of antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum in white-tailed deer from Northern Mexico

A review of neosporosis and pathologic findings of Neospora caninum infection in wildlife

“…Neospora caninum antibodies and/or DNA have been detected in the following free-ranging nondomestic artiodactyls: white-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus ) (Ab) ( Dubey et al., 1999, 2009; Lindsay et al., 2002; Gondim et al., 2004a; Anderson et al., 2007; Gutierrez-Exposito et al., 2012; Olamendi-Portugal et al., 2012 ), black-tailed deer ( Odocoileus hemionus columbianus ) (Ab, DNA) ( Woods et al., 1994; Dubey et al., 2008 ), mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus hemionus ) (Ab) ( Dubey et al., 2008; Myers et al., 2014 ), pampas deer ( Ozotoceros bezoarticus ) (Ab) ( Tiemann et al., 2005a ), roe deer ( Capreolus capreolus ) (Ab) ( Bartova et al., 2006; Almeria et al., 2007; Panadero et al., 2010; De Craeye et al., 2011; Malmsten et al., 2011; Candela et al., 2014 ), fallow deer ( Dama dama ) (Ab) ( Bartova et al., 2006; Marco et al., 2008 ), red deer ( Cervus elaphus and C. elephus yarkandensis ) (Ab) ( Ferroglio and Rossi, 2001; Bregoli et al., 2006; Almeria et al., 2007; Gozdzik et al., 2010; Billinis, 2013 ), elk ( Cervus canadensis ) (Ab) ( Gutierrez-Exposito et al., 2012 ), moose ( Alces alces ) (Ab) ( Dubey and Thulliez, 2005; Stieve et al., 2010; Malmsten et al., 2011; Gutierrez-Exposito et al., 2012; Moskwa et al., 2014 ), caribou ( Rangifer tarandus ) (Ab) ( Dubey and Thulliez, 2005; Stieve et al., 2010; Gutierrez-Exposito et al., 2012 ), North American bison ( Bison bison ) (Ab) ( Dubey and Thulliez, 2005 ), European bison ( Bison bonasus bonasus ) (Ab) ( Cabaj et al., 2005; Bien et al., 2010 ), African buffalo ( Syncerus caffer ) (Ab) ( Ferroglio et al., 2003 ), Thompson's gazelle ( Eudorcas thomsonii ) ( Ferroglio et al., 2003 ), impala ( Aepyceros melampus ) (Ab) ( Ferroglio et al., 2003 ), eland ( Taurotragus oryx ) (Ab) ( Ferroglio et al., 2003 ), chamois ( Rupicapra rupicapra ) (Ab, DNA) ( Ferroglio and Rossi, 2001; Bregoli et al., 2006; Gaffuri et al., 2006; De Craeye et al., 2011 ), Alpine ibex ( Capra ibex ) (Ab) ( Bregoli et al., 2006 ), Spanish ibex ( Capra pyrenaica hispanica ) (Ab) ( Garcia-Bocanegra et al., 2012 ), European mouflon ( Ovis musimon ) ( Bartova et al., 2006 ), Barbary sheep ( Ammotragus lervia ) (Ab) ( Almeria et al., 2007 ), musk ox ( Ovibos moschatus ) (Ab) ( Dubey and Thulliez, 2005...…”

Toxoplasmosis in Mexico: Epidemiological Situation in Humans and Animals

“…Deer: In white-tailed deer from Northern Mexico, a seroprevalence of 13.9% (74/532) was found using an ELISA test. These results were associated with management factors on farms, such as the number of deer per hectare and the geographic location 78 .…”

Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in farmed sika deer (Cervus nippon) in China

“…All samples were analyzed for the presence of antibodies to N. caninum using an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA), according to the manufacturer's instruction (IDEXX Neospora Ab Test, IDEXX Laboratories Inc., Westbrook, ME, USA) (Olamendi-Portugal et al, 2012). The test kit has a reported sensitivity and specificity of 98.6% and 98.3%, respectively, for the bovine, ovine, and caprine sera (Andreotti et al, 2009).…”