Neospora caninum serostatus is affected by age and species variables in cohabiting water buffaloes and beef cattle

Serological detection and epidemiology of Neospora caninum and Cryptosporidium parvum antibodies in cattle in southern Egypt

“…Additionally, the antibodies detected in sera of calves were significantly lower compared with adult cattle in northeastern regions of Argentina (Moore et al, 2014). This discrepancy may be because of geographical, ecological and animal husbandry differences between studies, in addition to the relatively low number of animal investigated that were under 3 years old in our study.…”

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated a higher seroprevalence of N. caninum in water buffaloes compared with cattle (Dubey et al, 2007, Moore et al, 2014, Neverauskas et al, 2015, possibly because of the co-evolution of water buffalo with the parasite during certain periods and the development of tolerance against severe neosporosis (Neverauskas et al, 2015).…”

Prevalence and distribution of Neospora caninum in water buffalo ( Bubalus bubalis ) and cattle in the Northern Territory of Australia

“…N. caninum has been identified in wild canids and dingo in Australia [3,6], and, world-wide in many wild ruminant species, including water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) [7]. Water buffalo have tested positive for N. caninum in multiple countries of Asia [8][9][10][11][12], Europe [13], South America [14,15] and Africa [16]. From the worldwide literature it would appear that water buffalo generally show a higher seroprevalence than domestic cattle [2].…”

Antibodies against Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis spp. and Toxoplasma gondii detected in buffaloes from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

“…Similar results to our study were found in Northeastern Brazil, with seropositivity 35.9% of 117 buffalo sera (Gondim et al 2007). N. caninum infection has been reported in buffalo fetus which provides evidence of naturally occurring vertical infection (Chryssafidis et al 2011), and exists reports indicating an increasing exposure to N. caninum infection in buffalo with age (Moore et al 2014).…”