Molecular identification of Neospora caninum from calf/foetal brain tissue and among oocysts recovered from faeces of naturally infected dogs in southern Ethiopia

被引:6
作者
Asmare, K. [1 ,2 ]
Skjerve, E. [2 ]
Bekele, J. [1 ]
Sheferaw, D. [1 ]
Stachurska-Hagen, T. [2 ]
Robertson, L. J. [2 ]
机构
[1] Hawassa Univ, Sch Vet Med, Hawassa, Ethiopia
[2] Norwegian Sch Vet Sci, Dept Food Safety & Infect Biol, N-0033 Oslo, Norway
关键词
Neospora caninum; Dog; Calf; ITS1; Oocyst; TOXOPLASMA-GONDII; HAMMONDIA-HEYDORNI; DAIRY-CATTLE; 1ST REPORT; TRANSMISSION; OVINE; SEROPREVALENCE; AMPLIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; PREVALENCE;
D O I
10.1016/j.actatropica.2013.10.017
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
This study sought to confirm and investigate further recently published information regarding the occurrence of Neospora caninum in cattle in Ethiopia and investigate infection in dogs, the canine definitive host, in this region. Faecal samples from 383 dogs in Hawassa, Ethiopia were examined by microscopy for Neospora-like oocysts, and positive samples then analysed by a molecular approach (DNA isolation, PCR and sequencing at the ITS1 gene). Brain tissue samples from four late term aborted foetuses, one congenitally defective calf (hind leg arthrogryposis) and placental tissue from cattle in the same area were also examined by the same molecular approach. All foetal, calf and placental tissue were associated with Neospora seropositive dams. A high prevalence of Neospora-like oocysts (11.5 mu m +/- 1.5 mu m diameter) was observed in faecal samples from dogs (37 positive samples; 9.7% prevalence), and in 17 of these the identification was confirmed by PCR, giving a prevalence of confirmed infection of 4.4%. N. caninum DNA was also detected in all foetal and calf brain tissue samples. Sequencing revealed only minor differences among all PCR products, whether from oocysts or from brain tissue samples. These data provide molecular evidence of the presence of N. caninum infection in both dog and cattle in this region of Ethiopia. Moreover these findings highlight the role of dogs in maintaining and spreading the infection horizontally in the study area. The high frequency of N. caninum infection in household dogs as well as farm dogs is worthy of further investigation. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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