Lack of serologic evidence of Neospora caninum in humans, England

Catherine M McCann; Andrew J Vyse; Roland L Salmon; Daniel Thomas; Diana J L Williams; John W McGarry; Richard Pebody; Alexander J Trees

doi:10.3201/eid1406.071128

Lack of serologic evidence of Neospora caninum in humans, England

Emerg Infect Dis. 2008 Jun;14(6):978-80. doi: 10.3201/eid1406.071128.

Authors

Catherine M McCann¹, Andrew J Vyse, Roland L Salmon, Daniel Thomas, Diana J L Williams, John W McGarry, Richard Pebody, Alexander J Trees

Affiliation

¹ University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK; Health Protection Agency, London, UK.

Abstract

Retrospective testing of 3,232 serum samples from the general population and 518 serum samples from a high-risk group showed no evidence of human exposure to Neospora caninum in England. Results were obtained by using immunofluorescence antibody testing and ELISA to analyze frequency distribution.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan / blood*
Coccidiosis / epidemiology*
Coccidiosis / immunology
England / epidemiology
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Neospora / immunology*

Substances

Antibodies, Protozoan