First Cross-sectional Serological Survey on Besnoitia Besnoiti in Cattle in Italy

A cross-sectional serological survey was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of besnoitiosis in cattle farms located in a region of southern Italy. A geographical information system (GIS) was used in order to uniformly sample the bovine farms (n = 88) throughout the entire region. Blood samples wer...

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Main Author: Rinaldi, Laura (author)
Other Authors: Maurelli, Maria Paola (author), Musella, Vicenzo (author), Bosco, Antonio (author), Cortes, Helder (author), Cringoli, Giuseppe (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Besnoitia Besnoiti
ELISA
Italy
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10174/8288
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:dspace.uevora.pt:10174/8288
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Summary:A cross-sectional serological survey was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of besnoitiosis in cattle farms located in a region of southern Italy. A geographical information system (GIS) was used in order to uniformly sample the bovine farms (n = 88) throughout the entire region. Blood samples were collected from 528 autochthonous cattle and sera were tested for antibodies to Besnoitia besnoiti using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay test. The farm prevalence was 83.0 % (73/88), and the individual animal prevalence was 44.1 % (233/528). The availability of geo-referenced point or areal data on bovine besnoitiosis and the construction of prevalence maps by GIS are suggested for dissemination of information to veterinarians on this emerging infection in cattle.

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