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Rev. bras. parasitol. vet ; 30(3): e010621, 2021. tab, graf
Article in English | LILACS, VETINDEX | ID: biblio-1341185

ABSTRACT

Abstract Aimed with this study to evaluate vertical transmission of Neospora caninum in naturally infected sheep and to monitor the kinetics of antibodies against this protozoon in their lambs. Therefore, 48 pregnant ewes, from five herds, were divided into two groups: G1 - positive for anti-N. caninum antibodies, with 19 animals; and G2 - seronegative, with 29 animals. Blood samples were taken from the ewes and their lambs, immediately after birth, before ingesting colostrum, and 2, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49 and 56 days after birth. Analysis on serum antibodies was performed using the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test. Among the 19 seropositive mothers, six (31.6%) gave birth to lambs seropositive before ingesting colostrum and it was found that these lambs remained positive until the end of the study (56 days). Only one of the lambs, from a ewe that presented an antibody titer of 200, seroconverted after ingestion of colostrum. All the lambs that had been born from negative mothers remained negative throughout the experimental period. It was concluded that transplacental transmission was an important form of diffusion of N. caninum in the herds studied and that seropositive lambs maintained circulating antibodies during the period analyzed.


Resumo Objetivou-se avaliar a ocorrência da transmissão vertical de Neospora caninum em ovelhas naturalmente infectadas e monitorar a cinética de anticorpos para esse protozoário nos cordeiros. Portanto, foram selecionadas 48 matrizes prenhes, provenientes de cinco propriedades, e estas foram divididas em dois grupos: G1- 19 matrizes positivas para anticorpos anti-N. caninum antes da prenhez; e G2 - 29 matrizes soronegativas. Foram realizadas colheitas sanguíneas nas mães e cordeiros, no G1 e G2, imediatamente após a parição, antes da ingestão do colostro. Também foi possível realizar colheitas de sangue com 2, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49 e 56 dias após o nascimento. A pesquisa de anticorpos séricos foi realizada por meio da Reação de Imunofluorescência Indireta (RIFI). Das 19 matrizes soropositivas, seis (31,6%) pariram cordeiros soropositivos antes da ingestão do colostro, os quais mantiveram-se positivos até o final do experimento (56 dias). Apenas um dos cordeiros, filho de uma ovelha com título de anticorpos 200, soroconverteu após ingestão do colostro. Todos os cordeiros, filhos de mães negativas, mantiveram-se negativos durante todo o período experimental. Conclui-se que a transmissão transplacentária é uma importante forma de difusão do N. caninum nos rebanhos estudados e que os descendentes infectados, durante a gestação, mantiveram anticorpos circulantes durante o período analisado.


Subject(s)
Animals , Female , Pregnancy , Sheep Diseases , Coccidiosis/veterinary , Neospora , Brazil , Sheep , Antibodies, Protozoan , Kinetics , Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical/veterinary
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Pesqui. vet. bras ; 38(3): 444-449, mar. 2018. tab, ilus
Article in English | LILACS, VETINDEX | ID: biblio-964461

ABSTRACT

Neospora caninum has been described as a parasite that sporadically causes reproductive problems in goats. Several aspects of the pathogenesis of neosporosis in naturally infected goats remain to be established. The aims of the present study were to characterize the placental lesions in goats naturally infected by N. caninum and to evaluate several diagnostic techniques for effective detection of this protozoan in the goat placenta. Some placentas in this study originated from abortion and stillbirth in which there were severe lesions. The lesions were characterized mainly by necrosis involving the mesenchyme of the chorionic villi and trophoblast cells often alongside mononuclear inflammation and in some cases with neutrophilic infiltration. N. caninum DNA was detected in these placentas, but parasite structures were not visualized through immunohistochemistry (IHC). However, five of 11 placentas from N. caninum-infected goats that gave birth to healthy kids had histological lesions characterized by mononuclear inflammation. Of these 11 placentas, N. caninum DNA was detected in seven, and N. caninum tachyzoites were detected in only one of these seven placentas using IHC. The present study demonstrates that severe lesions in the placenta are associated with abortion and stillbirth in caprine neosporosis and the placental alterations are likely involved in abortion pathogenesis. Moreover, the results highlight the importance of using more than one diagnostic technique for the detection of the protozoan in placentas because N. caninum cannot be reliably detected by histological and immunohistochemical tests.(AU)


Neospora caninum é descrito como um parasito que causa problemas reprodutivos esporádicos em cabras. Muitos aspectos da patogênese da neosporose em cabras naturalmente infectadas ainda precisam ser estabelecidos. Os objetivos deste trabalho foram caracterizar as lesões placentárias em cabras naturalmente infectadas por N. caninum e avaliar as técnicas diagnósticas para a detecção efetiva do protozoário na placenta. Algumas placentas deste estudo são originárias de abortos e natimortos, nas quais havia lesões graves. As lesões foram classificadas principalmente por necrose envolvendo o mesênquima das vilosidades coriônicas e células trofoblásticas, geralmente associadas a infiltrado inflamatório mononuclear e em alguns casos infiltrado neutrofílico. O DNA do N. caninum foi detectado nestas placentas, porém estruturas parasitárias não foram visualizadas na imuno-histoquímica (IHQ). Entretanto, cinco das onze placentas de cabras infectadas, que deram à luz a conceptos saudáveis, apresentaram lesões histológicas caracterizadas por infiltrado inflamatório mononuclear. Destas 11 placentas, foi detectado DNA de N. caninum em sete e taquizoítos foram encontrados em apenas uma por meio de imuno-histoquímica. O presente estudo demonstra que abortos e natimortos na espécie caprina, causados pelo N. caninum estão associados a lesões acentuadas nas placentas, sendo que as mesmas estão envolvidas na patogênese do aborto. Os resultados também ressaltam a importância do uso de mais de uma técnica diagnóstica para a detecção do protozoário em placentas, pois o N. caninum não pode ser confiavelmente detectado somente pelos exames de histopatologia e imuno-histoquímica.(AU)


Subject(s)
Animals , Ruminants/anatomy & histology , Neospora/parasitology , Abortion, Veterinary/diagnosis
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Arq. bras. med. vet. zootec ; 68(2): 271-275, mar.-abr. 2016.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-779800

ABSTRACT

The aim of this study was to examine the intra-uterine exposure to Sarcocystis spp. antigens, determining the number of foals with detectable concentrations of antibodies against these agents in the serum, before colostrum ingestion and collect data about exposure of horses to the parasite. Serum samples were collected from 195 thoroughbred mares and their newborns in two farms from southern Brazil. Parasite specific antibody responses to Sarcocystis antigens were detected using the indirect immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and immunoblot analysis. In 84.1% (159/189) of the pregnant mares and in 7.4% (14/189) of foals we detected antibodies anti-Sarcocystis spp. by IFAT. All samples seropositive from foals were also positive in their respective mares. Serum samples of seropositive foals by IFAT, showed no reactivity on the immunoblot, having as antigens S. neurona merozoites. In conclusion, the intra-uterine exposure to Sarcocystis spp. antigens in horses was demonstrated, with occurrence not only in mares, but also in their foals, before colostrum ingestion these occurrences were reduced.


O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a exposição intrauterina ao Sarcocystis spp., para determinar o número de potros que possuem concentrações detectáveis de anticorpos contra esses agentes no soro, antes da ingestão do colostro, por meio da coleta de dados sobre a exposição a esses protozoários nos equinos. Amostras de soro foram coletadas de 195 éguas puro-sangue e seus respectivos potros recém-nascidos, em duas fazendas localizadas na região Sul do Brasil. Os testes utilizados na detecção de anticorpos específicos para o Sarcocystis foram a reação de imunofluorescência indireta (RIFI) e análise por meio de immunoblot. Pela RIFI, em 84,1% (159/189) das éguas e em 7,4% (14/189) dos potros foram detectados anticorpos anti-Sarcocystis spp. Todas as amostras soropositivas dos potros também foram positivas para suas respectivas mães. As amostras de soro dos potros soropositivos na RIFI, não apresentaram reatividade no immunoblot, tendo como antígenos merozoítos de S. neurona. Em conclusão, foi demonstrada a exposição intrauterina de Sarcocystis spp. em equinos, com ocorrência em éguas, porém, em seus respectivos potros, antes da ingestão de colostro a ocorrência foi reduzida.


Subject(s)
Animals , Antibodies, Protozoan/analysis , Horses/parasitology , Prenatal Diagnosis/veterinary , Sarcocystis/pathogenicity , Encephalomyelitis/veterinary , Immunoblotting , Immunoblotting/veterinary , Maternal-Fetal Exchange , Seroepidemiologic Studies
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Pesqui. vet. bras ; 35(11): 882-888, nov. 2015. tab, graf
Article in Portuguese | LILACS | ID: lil-767753

ABSTRACT

O objetivo deste trabalho foi verificar a presença de Brucella abortus e as lesões causadas por esse agente nos anexos fetais e nos fetos de búfalas. Para isso, 20 búfalas em diversos meses de gestação, sorologicamente positivas para brucelose, foram submetidas ao abate sanitário. A idade fetal foi determinada através de exames ultrassonográficos associados à mensuração dos fetos durante a necropsia. Do útero fechado desses animais foram coletadas amostras para histopatologia e qPCR. A partir do segundo mês de gestação foi possível detectar a presença de DNA de B. abortus em líquido amniótico, líquido alantoide e em útero e, a partir do quinto mês, na placenta, coração, baço, rim, pulmão, intestino, fígado e linfonodos dos fetos. Os principais achados anatomopatológicos foram placentite fibrinopurulenta necrótica e endometrite supurativa crônica...


The objective of this study was to detect Brucella abortus and injuries caused by the bacteria in fetal membranes and fetuses. Twenty buffaloes serologically positive for brucellosis were used and subjected to stamping for collection of material from the closed uterus of several months gestation. Fetal age was determined by ultrasound examination and the size of fetuses was measured at necropsy. The samples were subjected to histopathology and qPCR. From the second month of pregnancy on it was possible to detect the presence of B. abortus DNA in amniotic fluid, allantoic liquid and uterus, and from the fifth month on in placenta, heart, spleen, kidney, lung, intestine, liver and lymph nodes of the fetuses. The main pathological findings were fibrinous suppurative necrotic placentitis, and chronic endometritis...


Subject(s)
Animals , Brucella abortus/isolation & purification , Buffaloes/injuries , Prenatal Injuries/diagnosis , Prenatal Injuries/veterinary , Brucellosis/veterinary , Placenta Diseases/veterinary , Endometritis/veterinary , Pregnancy, Animal , Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction/veterinary
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Vet. Méx ; 43(1): 1-8, ene.-mar. 2012. tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS-Express | LILACS | ID: lil-659607

ABSTRACT

The presence of antibodies against Maedi-Visna (MV) and caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) was evaluated in ovine and caprine fetuses obtained from pregnant females slaughtered in abattoirs. Sera from 54 caprine fetuses and 65 ovine fetuses were collected and evaluated by the indirect ELISA technique. Antibodies were detected in five caprine fetuses of 80 days of gestation and in four ovine fetuses of 90 to 100 days of gestation; three caprine fetuses and two ovine fetuses of 60 to 65 days of gestation were suspicious. The possibility of uterine infection with these retroviruses is confirmed, and its consequences in current disease control and eradication strategies are discussed.


Se evaluó la presencia de anticuerpos contra los virus del Maedi-Visna (MV) y la artritis encefalitis caprina (AEC) en fetos ovinos y caprinos obtenidos de hembras gestantes sacrificadas para consumo en México. Se recolectaron sueros de 54 fetos caprinos y 65 fetos ovinos que se evaluaron mediante ELISA indirecto. Se detectaron anticuerpos en cinco fetos caprinos de 80 días de gestación y en cuatro fetos ovinos de 90 a 100 días; tres fetos caprinos y dos ovinos de 60 a 65 días de gestación resultaron sospechosos. Se confirma la posibilidad de la infección uterina por estos retrovirus y se discuten sus consecuencias en las actuales estrategias de control y erradicación de las enfermedades.

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Chinese Journal of Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics ; (12)1999.
Article in Chinese | WPRIM | ID: wpr-677838

ABSTRACT

AIM: To study the possibility and conditions of transplacental infection of coxsackievirus B3(CVB 3) from pregnant mice to their fetuses and newborns. METHODS: Coxsackievirus B 3 strain causing balb/c mice myocardial injury(CVB 3m )was inoculated with 10 5 TCID 50 in dose into the mother mice at 6-7 days (early gestation),9-10 days (middle gestation) and 17-18 days (late gestation) of gestation, in contrast with non pregnant mice. Some placentas and fetuses were removed by caesarean section before mothers partusing; some mothers and their babies were sacrificed after parturition, and virus isolation, serological and pathological tests were performed. RESULTS: Viramiae was observed in mother mice of late gestation inoculated with CVB 3m at a fit amount on the second day after inoculation, while no newtralizing antibody to CVB 3m was detected in blood. The virus was isolated from cardiac muscles of inoculated mother mice in different gestation and the controls. The virus was also isolated from some placentas and fetuses, and both sera and cardiac muscles of infants in the late gestation (virus titer were all 10 -2 -10 -3 ). On d 7 of inoculating virus, pregnant and non pregnant mice titers of neutralizing antibody to CVB 3m in sera were all between 1160 and 1320. Under the electromicroscopy, some cardiac muscle cells of mother or infant mice appeared with morphological changes and little hollow bubbles occured in cytoplasm. The fibers broke off, and the bright and dark belts became indistinct. CONCLUSION: The amimal model, intraplacental passage of CVB 3 from pregnant mother in late gestation to fetus in mice, is a benefitial tool to study enterovirus diseases in human perinatal period.

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