FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF NEOSPORA CANINUM IN THAILAND

Authors

Than Kyaw
Prachin Virakul
Manop Muangyai
Wijit Banlunara

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.

DOI

10.56808/2985-1130.1949

First Page

97

Last Page

102

Recommended Citation

Kyaw, Than; Virakul, Prachin; Muangyai, Manop; and Banlunara, Wijit (2003) "FIRST IDENTIFICATION OF NEOSPORA CANINUM IN THAILAND," The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine: Vol. 33: Iss. 4, Article 14.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56808/2985-1130.1949
Available at: https://digital.car.chula.ac.th/tjvm/vol33/iss4/14