Serum antibody to neospora caninum in indigenous African cattle

Abstract

Sera from 78 indigenous cattle were tested, by the indirect fluorescent antibody technique (IFAT), for neosporosis. In vitro cultured Neospora caninum was used as antigen. Antibodies to Neospora at titres 1/640 and above were detected in two samples (2.6%), a titre considered diagnostic for the disease. All the other serum samples exhibited non-specific fluorescent at 1/320. The results indicate that serum antibodies to N. caninum occur in a small percentage of indigenous cattle.


(Tropical Veterinarian: 2002 20(2): 57-61)