FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF NEOSPORA CANINUM IN THAILAND

Authors

  • Than Kyaw
  • Prachin Virakul
  • Manop Muangyai
  • Wijit Banlunara

Keywords:

abortion, bovine, Neospora caninum, immunohistochemistry, cELISA

Abstract

An immunohistochemical examination of aborted bovine tissues, collected from two dairy farms that had a high abortion rate (7%), detected the organism Neospora caninum (NC). Five out of 12 aborting cows (41.7%) were seropositive to NC using a competitive ELISA test. Neospora-tachyzoites were detected in the placenta of a seropositive aborting cow. Neither NC parasites nor cysts were detected in other fetal tissues. The identification of the Neospora-parasite and a high percentage of Neospora seropositive aborting cows, suggested NC as the
possible cause of abortion. This is the first identification of the NC parasite in Thailand.

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How to Cite

Kyaw, T., Virakul, P., Muangyai, M., & Banlunara, W. (2015). FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF NEOSPORA CANINUM IN THAILAND. The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine, 33(4), 97–102. Retrieved from https://he01.tci-thaijo.org/index.php/tjvm/article/view/37593

Issue

Vol. 33 No. 4 (2003): December

Section

Short Communications