caa a22 4500 445342854 CHVBK 20180317142819.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170323e20110401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00436-010-2143-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00436-010-2143-0 Prevalence of antibodies against Neospora caninum in dogs from urban areas in Central Poland [Elektronische Daten] [Katarzyna Goździk, Robert Wrzesień, Adrianna Wielgosz-Ostolska, Justyna Bień, Monika Kozak-Ljunggren, Władysław Cabaj] Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite which causes abortion in cattle as well as reproduction problems and neurological disorders in dogs. To assess the prevalence of the parasite in urban dogs in the Mazovian Voivodeship, Central Poland, serum samples from 257 dogs were analyzed for the presence of specific IgG antibodies. The examined dogs visited three private veterinary clinics located in Warsaw due to control tests, vaccinations, or other reasons not directly connected with neosporosis. Using ELISA and Western blot, antibodies against the parasite were detected in 56 out of 257 dogs, giving a prevalence of 21.7%. A greater prevalence was observed in female dogs than in males, 28% and 17.3%, respectively, and the differences were statistically significant (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in seroprevalence of Neospora infection within the age groups (p > 0.05). This study indicates the presence of N. caninum in the Mazovian Voivodeship, in dogs which live in urban areas and exposure of these dogs to the parasite. The fact that seropositive dogs had no contact with cattle confirms the important role of dogs in the parasite's epidemiology. The Author(s), 2010 Goździk Katarzyna Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda Street 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland aut Wrzesień Robert Faculty of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal and Environment Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego Street 8, 02-786, Warszawa, Poland aut Wielgosz-Ostolska Adrianna Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Laboratory and Clinical Diagnostics of Animal Diseases, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego Street 8, 02-786, Warszawa, Poland aut Bień Justyna Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda Street 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland aut Kozak-Ljunggren Monika Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda Street 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland aut Cabaj Władysław Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda Street 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland aut Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/4(2011-04-01), 991-996 0932-0113 108:4<991 2011 108 436 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2143-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-010-2143-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Goździk Katarzyna Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda Street 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wrzesień Robert Faculty of Animal Sciences, Department of Animal and Environment Biology, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego Street 8, 02-786, Warszawa, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wielgosz-Ostolska Adrianna Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Laboratory and Clinical Diagnostics of Animal Diseases, Warsaw University of Life Sciences, Ciszewskiego Street 8, 02-786, Warszawa, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bień Justyna Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda Street 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kozak-Ljunggren Monika Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda Street 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cabaj Władysław Witold Stefański Institute of Parasitology of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Twarda Street 51/55, 00-818, Warszawa, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Parasitology Research Springer-Verlag 108/4(2011-04-01), 991-996 0932-0113 108:4<991 2011 108 436 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer