RESUMO
Between December 2016 and April 2017, a spate of abortions occurred in a closed dairy herd from the central eastern region of Paraná, Brazil, in which 75 cows aborted. To identify its cause, organ fragments were collected from an aborted fetus for histopathology, and the blood samples from a stillborn, 4 aborted fetuses, and 9 farm dogs for indirect fluorescent antibody technique (IFAT). These tests found multifocal non-suppurative encephalitis, periportal hepatitis, and multifocal lymphoplasmacytic myocarditis, and detected anti-Neospora antibodies in all aborted fetuses, and in 5 of the 9 dogs. DNA of Neospora caninum was detected in the brain tissue of an aborted fetus. Blood samples of 340 cows and 146 heifers showed 33.5% and 30.8% seropositivity, respectively. In this closed herd, the parasite was probably introduced by infected domesticated or wild carnivores inhabiting the farm, through the infective oocysts present in their stool.
Assuntos
Doenças dos Bovinos , Coccidiose , Doenças do Cão , Neospora , Aborto Animal , Animais , Anticorpos Antiprotozoários , Brasil , Bovinos , Doenças dos Bovinos/diagnóstico , Doenças dos Bovinos/epidemiologia , Coccidiose/diagnóstico , Coccidiose/epidemiologia , Coccidiose/veterinária , Cães , Feminino , Técnica Indireta de Fluorescência para Anticorpo/veterinária , GravidezRESUMO
Abstract Between December 2016 and April 2017, a spate of abortions occurred in a closed dairy herd from the central eastern region of Paraná, Brazil, in which 75 cows aborted. To identify its cause, organ fragments were collected from an aborted fetus for histopathology, and the blood samples from a stillborn, 4 aborted fetuses, and 9 farm dogs for indirect fluorescent antibody technique (IFAT). These tests found multifocal non-suppurative encephalitis, periportal hepatitis, and multifocal lymphoplasmacytic myocarditis, and detected anti-Neospora antibodies in all aborted fetuses, and in 5 of the 9 dogs. DNA of Neospora caninum was detected in the brain tissue of an aborted fetus. Blood samples of 340 cows and 146 heifers showed 33.5% and 30.8% seropositivity, respectively. In this closed herd, the parasite was probably introduced by infected domesticated or wild carnivores inhabiting the farm, through the infective oocysts present in their stool.
Resumo Um surto de abortamento com 75 abortos ocorreu em um rebanho fechado de vacas leiteiras da região centro Leste do Paraná entre dezembro e abril de 2017. Para chegar ao diagnóstico, fragmentos de órgãos foram coletados de um feto abortado e submetidos para histopatologia; e amostras de sangue foram coletadas de 1 natimorto, de 4 fetos abortados e de 9 cães da propriedade, para detecção de anticorpos pela reação de imunofluorescência indireta (RIFI). Foram encontradas encefalite multifocal não supurativa, hepatite periportal e miocardite linfoplasmocitária multifocal. Anticorpos anti-Neospora foram detectados em todos os fetos abortados e em 5 dos 9 cães. DNA de N. caninum foi detectado no tecido cerebral de um dos fetos abortados. Amostras sanguíneas de 340 vacas e 146 novilhas mostraram uma soropositividade para N. caninum de 33,5% e 30,8%, respectivamente. Nesse rebanho fechado, o parasita foi introduzido possivelmente pelas fezes de cães domésticos ou selvagens infectados que habitam a propriedade.