Description
| - Neospora caninum is an apicomplexan parasite that causes neuromuscular disease in dogs and abortions in cattle. Little is known about the prevalence of antibodies to this parasite in zoo animals. Sera from 556 animals from 13 Czech and Slovak zoos were tested for antibodies to N. caninum and Toxoplasma gondii by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Antibodies to N. caninum were found in 31 of 556 zoo animals (5.6 %), representing 18 of 114 species tested: Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus), Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), fennec (Vulpes zerda), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguarondi), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), Indian lion (Panthera leo goojratensis), fisher (Martes pennanti), blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), European bison (Bison bonasus), lechwe (Kobus leche), African buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), eland (Taurotragus oryx), sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekei gratus), Thorold´s deer (Cervus albirostris), Eastern elk (C. elaphus canadensis), Vietnam sika deer (C. nippon pseudax
- Neospora caninum is an apicomplexan parasite that causes neuromuscular disease in dogs and abortions in cattle. Little is known about the prevalence of antibodies to this parasite in zoo animals. Sera from 556 animals from 13 Czech and Slovak zoos were tested for antibodies to N. caninum and Toxoplasma gondii by indirect fluorescent antibody test. Antibodies to N. caninum were found in 31 of 556 zoo animals (5.6 %), representing 18 of 114 species tested: Eurasian wolf (Canis lupus lupus), Maned wolf (Chrysocyon brachyurus), fennec (Vulpes zerda), cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus), jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguarondi), Eurasian lynx (Lynx lynx), Indian lion (Panthera leo goojratensis), fisher (Martes pennanti), blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra), European bison (Bison bonasus), lechwe (Kobus leche), African buffalo (Syncerus caffer caffer), eland (Taurotragus oryx), sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekei gratus), Thorold´s deer (Cervus albirostris), Eastern elk (C. elaphus canadensis), Vietnam sika deer (C. nippon pseudax (en)
- Neospora caninum je parazit, který způsobuje nervosvalové onemocnění u psů a aborty u skotu. Málo se ale ví, jaká je prevalence protilátek proti tomuto parazitu u zoo zvířat. Séra z 556 zvířat ze 13 českých a slovenských zoologických zahrad byla testována na přítomnost protilátek proti N. caninum a Toxoplasma gondii nepřímým imunofluorescenčním testem. Protilátky proti N. caninum byly zjištěny u 31 z 556 zvířat (5,6 %), tj. u 18 ze 114 testovaných druhů: vlk obecný (Canis lupus lupus), pes hřivnatý (Chrysocyon brachyurus), fenek (Vulpes zerda), gepard (Acinonyx jubatus), jaguarundi (Herpailurus yaguarondi), rys ostrovid (Lynx lynx), lev indický (Panthera leo goojratensis), kuna rybářská (Martes pennanti), antilopa jelení (Antilope cervicapra), zubr (Bison bonasus), voduška červená (Kobus leche), buvol africký (Syncerus caffer caffer), antilopa losí (Taurotragus oryx), sitatunga (Tragelaphus spekei gratus), jelen bělohubý (Cervus albirostris), wapiti východní (C. elaphus canadensis), sika vietnamský (C (cs)
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