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ABSTRACT This article describes the role of bovine coronavirus, rotavirus and Cryptosporidium parvum in an outbreak of beef calf diarrhea in Presidente Epitácio, São Paulo State. Two out 9 fecal samples were positive to BCoV, 6 to C. parvum and 6 to rotavirus, with 4 rotavirus-C. parvumco-infections, 1 BCoV-C. parvumco-infection and 1 rotavirus-BCoV co-infection. These results show the need for a detailed survey of the etiology of diarrheas, aiming to evaluate the agents spread in a flock, allowing the design of prophylactic measures against gastroenteritis outbreaks.
RESUMO Estudou-se a participação de coronavírus bovino (BCoV) rotavírus e Cryptosporidium parvum em um surto de diarréia em bezerros de corte no Município de Presidente Epitácio, Estado de São Paulo. Das 9 amostras colhidas, 2 foram positivas para BCoV, 6 para C. parvum e 6 para rotavírus, sendo 4 co-infecções por rotavírus e C. parvum, 1 coinfecção por BCoV e C. parvume 1 co-infecção por rotavírus e coronavírus. Estes resultados reiteram a necessidade de que se pesquise de um modo abrangente a etiologia de diarréias, com o intuito de se avaliarem os agentes circulantes no rebanho, o que possibilita uma abordagem profilática mais exata para impedir o aparecimento de surtos epidêmicos de gastroenterites.
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Serum samples from 134 dogs from 22 cattle dairy farms in the northern region of Parana State, Brazil, were tested for antibodies to Neospora caninum in an indirect fluorescent antibody test. Antibodies (> or = 1:50) to N. caninum were found in 29 (21.6%) of the 134 dogs, and seropositive dogs were found on 14 (63.6%) of the 22 dairy cattle farrms. The antibody titers of dogs were 1:50 (3 dogs), 1:100 (7 dogs), 1:200 (7 dogs), 1:400 (6 dogs), and > or = 1:800 (6 dogs). The low prevalence (9%) in < 1-yr-old dogs compared with the 2- to 3-fold higher prevalence in older dogs (17-29%) suggests postnatal exposure to N. caninum infection.