Neosporosis prevalence, distribution and risk factors in goats in central Veracruz state, Mexico

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https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v16i3.6708

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Animal diseases, Goats, Latin America, Neospora caninum, Risk factors

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Caprine neosporosis can cause abortion and generate economic losses in goat production systems. A study was done to estimate neosporosis seroprevalence, distribution and associated risk factors using a stratified multistage cross-sectional study in fourteen municipalities in central Veracruz, Mexico. Six animals were sampled at each of 81 farms. Sampled animals were males and females from 3 mo-old on. Diagnosis was done by a commercial indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kit. Risk factors were identified using two questionnaires: a general one for each herd and an individual one for each selected animal. Descriptive statistics were run, an odds ratio was used to identify associations between variables, and logistic regression was applied to search for relationships to risk factors. Overall seroprevalence was 3.6 % based on a total of 550 samples. Prevalence among the municipalities was 64.2 %, and 17.2 % among the farms. Risk factors included the interaction between animal movement and provenance from other states (P<0.05). Seropositive females were more susceptible to abortions than the seronegative. Overall neosporosis seroprevalence in goats in central Veracruz is low although N. caninum is widely distributed among the sampled municipalities and farms. Several risk factors contribute to its presence.

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28.08.2025

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Huerta-Peña, J. C., Martinez-Herrera, D. I., Pardío-Sedas, V. T., Martínez-Maya, J. J., Contreras-López, H. A., & Villagómez-Cortés, J. A. (2025). Neosporosis prevalence, distribution and risk factors in goats in central Veracruz state, Mexico. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Pecuarias, 16(3), 748–757. https://doi.org/10.22319/rmcp.v16i3.6708
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Vol. 16 Núm. 3 (2025): Julio-Septiembre

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