A recent update about seroprevalence of ovine neosporosis in Northern Egypt and its associated risk factors

Abstract Neospora caninum (Family: Sarcocystidae) is an obligate intracellular protozoan. It is one of the most critical abortifacients in ruminants. The seroprevalence of antibodies against N. caninum and its risk factors was investigated among 430 sheep from four North Egyptian governorates, Alexa...

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Autores principales:	Abdelfattah Selim, Hanem Khater, Hamdan I. Almohammed
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Publicado:	Nature Portfolio 2021
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:fe006b1eac13433e97ff9927a5f5dc072021-12-02T16:14:47ZA recent update about seroprevalence of ovine neosporosis in Northern Egypt and its associated risk factors10.1038/s41598-021-93596-92045-2322https://doaj.org/article/fe006b1eac13433e97ff9927a5f5dc072021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93596-9https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Neospora caninum (Family: Sarcocystidae) is an obligate intracellular protozoan. It is one of the most critical abortifacients in ruminants. The seroprevalence of antibodies against N. caninum and its risk factors was investigated among 430 sheep from four North Egyptian governorates, Alexandria, Gharbia, Menofia, and Qalyubia, during the period from 2017 to 2018. Generally, the overall prevalence rate of N. caninum among sheep was 8.6%. The logistic regression analysis for the obtained data revealed that N. caninum increased significantly with age (OR = 2.4, 95% CI: 8.4–18.7) of the ewe (OR = 3.3, 95% CI: 7.6–14.9), particularly among sheep in contact with dogs (OR = 4.9, 95% CI: 7.5–14.3). Besides, locality, season, and pregnancy status of examined sheep had no significant effect on the appearance of N. caninum infection. the present findings confirm the presence of N. caninum among sheep in Egypt which probably play a role in reproductive failure in sheep. Therefore, sanitary measures and monitoring of the infection should be implemented to reduce the spreading of the infection.Abdelfattah SelimHanem KhaterHamdan I. AlmohammedNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-6 (2021)
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description	Abstract Neospora caninum (Family: Sarcocystidae) is an obligate intracellular protozoan. It is one of the most critical abortifacients in ruminants. The seroprevalence of antibodies against N. caninum and its risk factors was investigated among 430 sheep from four North Egyptian governorates, Alexandria, Gharbia, Menofia, and Qalyubia, during the period from 2017 to 2018. Generally, the overall prevalence rate of N. caninum among sheep was 8.6%. The logistic regression analysis for the obtained data revealed that N. caninum increased significantly with age (OR = 2.4, 95% CI: 8.4–18.7) of the ewe (OR = 3.3, 95% CI: 7.6–14.9), particularly among sheep in contact with dogs (OR = 4.9, 95% CI: 7.5–14.3). Besides, locality, season, and pregnancy status of examined sheep had no significant effect on the appearance of N. caninum infection. the present findings confirm the presence of N. caninum among sheep in Egypt which probably play a role in reproductive failure in sheep. Therefore, sanitary measures and monitoring of the infection should be implemented to reduce the spreading of the infection.
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title	A recent update about seroprevalence of ovine neosporosis in Northern Egypt and its associated risk factors
title_short	A recent update about seroprevalence of ovine neosporosis in Northern Egypt and its associated risk factors
title_full	A recent update about seroprevalence of ovine neosporosis in Northern Egypt and its associated risk factors
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A recent update about seroprevalence of ovine neosporosis in Northern Egypt and its associated risk factors

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