Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy goats from northern South Africa : a preliminary study
| dc.contributor.author | Tagwireyi, Whatmore Munetsi | |
| dc.contributor.author | Garcia, Gema Alvarez | |
| dc.contributor.author | Morar-Leather, D. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Neves, L.C.B.G.D. (Luís) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Thompson, P.N. (Peter N.) | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-03-14T05:13:55Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2025-03-14T05:13:55Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2025-02 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Neospora caninum is an intracellular protozoan parasite with a global distribution, known to cause abortions in livestock. This study aimed to determine N. caninum seroprevalence in dairy goats with a history of reproductive failure in South Africa. Blood samples were collected from 131 dairy goats across five farms in three provinces and tested for N. caninum antibodies using the commercial indirect ELISA (IDvet Screen® Neospora caninum), followed with confirmatory testing with western blot (WB). The ELISA detected antibodies in one goat (1/131) [95 % CI: 0–2.8 %], while no positives were detected by WB. While N. caninum infection and associated abortions do not currently pose a major concern, farmers are encouraged to perform surveillance for potential infections. | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Production Animal Studies | en_US |
| dc.description.department | Veterinary Tropical Diseases | en_US |
| dc.description.librarian | hj2024 | en_US |
| dc.description.sdg | SDG-02:Zero Hunger | en_US |
| dc.description.sdg | SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being | en_US |
| dc.description.sponsorship | The University of Pretoria and the National Research Foundation (NRF) Thuthuka Grant. | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | https://www.elsevier.com/locate/vprsr | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tagwireyi, W.M., Garcia, G.A., Morar-Leather, D. et al. 2025, 'Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy goats from northern South Africa : a preliminary study', Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports, vol. 58, art. 101213, pp. 1-3, doi : 10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101213. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2405-9390 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1016/j.vprsr.2025.101213 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/101488 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Elsevier | en_US |
| dc.rights | © 2025 The Authors. Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by- nc-nd/4.0/). | en_US |
| dc.subject | Neospora caninum | en_US |
| dc.subject | Dairy goats | en_US |
| dc.subject | Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Western blot | en_US |
| dc.subject | South Africa (SA) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Abortion | en_US |
| dc.subject | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | en_US |
| dc.subject | SDG-02: Zero hunger | en_US |
| dc.title | Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in dairy goats from northern South Africa : a preliminary study | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |