| Literature DB >> 23274487 |
Laura Rinaldi1, Maria Paola Maurelli, Vincenzo Musella, Antonio Bosco, Helder Cortes, Giuseppe Cringoli.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23274487 DOI: 10.1007/s00436-012-3241-y
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Parasitol Res ISSN: 0932-0113 Impact factor: 2.289