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. 2014 May;200(2):328-31.
doi: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2014.02.013. Epub 2014 Feb 25.

Seroprevalence of Besnoitia besnoiti infection and associated risk factors in cattle from an endemic region in Europe

Gema Alvarez-García  1 , Aurora Fernández-García  2 , Daniel Gutiérrez-Expósito  2 , Jose Antonio Ruíz-Santa Quiteria  2 , Adriana Aguado-Martínez  2 , Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora  2
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Seroprevalence of Besnoitia besnoiti infection and associated risk factors in cattle from an endemic region in Europe

Gema Alvarez-García et al. Vet J. 2014 May.

Abstract

Bovine besnoitiosis, caused by the parasite Besnoitia besnoiti, is a chronic, debilitating disease with both cutaneous and systemic clinical signs that has re-emerged in Europe. This is the first random cross-sectional prevalence study of B. besnoiti infection in cattle carried out in an endemic area in Europe (Navarra, Spain). Dairy (n = 372) and beef (n = 340) cattle >1 year of age were randomly blood sampled. Serum was evaluated using a validated ELISA. True animal prevalence data were restricted to beef cattle (16.0%). The prevalence significantly increased with age and seropositive animals were mostly located in mountainous areas where the disease is endemic. Breed and sex were not found to be risk factors.

Keywords: Besnoitia besnoiti; Cattle; Endemic; Europe; Prevalence; Risk factors.

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