Antibody responses of cows during an outbreak of neosporosis evaluated by indirect fluorescent antibody test and different enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays

• Published in: The Journal of parasitology Vol. 83; no. 6; p. 1063
• Main Authors: Dubrey, J.P. (USDA, ARS, Livestock and Poultry Sciences Institute, Beltsville, MD.), Jenkins, M.C, Adams, D.S, McAllister, M.M, Anderson-Sprecher, R, Baszler, T.V, Kwok, O.C.H, Lally, N.C, Bjorkman, C, Uggla, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.12.1997
• Subjects: ABORTION; Abortion, Veterinary - epidemiology; Abortion, Veterinary - immunology; Animals; ANTIBODIES; Antibodies, Protozoan - biosynthesis; Antibodies, Protozoan - blood; Antigens, Protozoan - immunology; BLOOD SERUM; CALIFORNIA; California - epidemiology; Cattle; Cattle Diseases - epidemiology; Cattle Diseases - immunology; Coccidiosis - epidemiology; Coccidiosis - immunology; Coccidiosis - veterinary; DAIRY COWS; DIAGNOSIS; Disease Outbreaks - statistics & numerical data; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; ELISA; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay - statistics & numerical data; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect - statistics & numerical data; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; Neospora - immunology; NEOSPORA CANINUM; Pregnancy; Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - epidemiology; Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - immunology; Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic - veterinary; Probability; PROTOZOAL INFECTIONS; Toxoplasma - immunology; California

Serum samples from 70 (33 aborting and 37 non-aborting) dairy cows from a herd in California were analyzed for Neospora caninum antibodies in different laboratories by various serologic assays including enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) with recombinant antigens (Nc4.1 and Nc14.1), kinetic E...