Signiп¬Ѓcantly higher (P-value, Mid-P exact 100, n = 20. Other beef breeds: Blonde d'Aquitaine, Belgian Blue, Charolais, Galloway, Highland cattle, Piedmontese, Simmental. A herd was considered seropositive if at least one of up to 20 serumД«reeds represented by more than 100 samples investigated are shown. All rights reserved.ДЇasciola hepatica seroprevalence in cattle in Estonia, by age, breed, production type, herd size, and farm location. Received 28 February 2017 Received in revised form Accepted 22 August 2017Дў405-9390/ В© 2017 Elsevier B.V.

An additionalДЄim was to evaluate potential risk factors for seropositivity.Д¬orresponding author at: Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Section for Parasitology, Box 7036, 75007

Study were to estimate the seroprevalence and evaluate the geographical distribution of F. hepatica has been sporadically reported in cattle (Reek,ДЎ963 Estonian Veterinary and Food Laboratory, 2016), but its distribution and current prevalence are not known. Is based on individual serum samples (NovobilskГЅ et al., 2015b). In addition, at least 20вЂ“27% of the cattle in the herd mustД«e infected to obtain a positive response in BTM-ELISA (SalimiBejestani et al., 2005 Duscher et al., 2011). Tool for detecting exposure to liver п¬‚uke, its utility is limited to dairyД¬attle only. Although bulk tank milk ELISA (BTM-ELISA) is a convenient and eп¬ѓcient (Kuerpick et al., 2013), Ireland (Selemetas et al., 2015), the UK (SalimiBejestani et al., 2005), and Sweden (NovobilskГЅ et al., 2015a). National surveys of fasciolosis in dairy cattle have been performed in a number of EuropeanД¬ountries, including Belgium (Bennema et al., 2011), Germany hepatica-speciп¬Ѓc antibodies inД«ulk tank milk (Salimi-Bejestani et al., 2005). hepatica in cattle at country levelДЄre often performed using detection of F.

The annual п¬Ѓnancial lossesДue to fasciolosis in the global agricultural sector are estimated to exceed US $3 billion (Cwiklinski et al., 2016).Дiagnosis and surveillance of F. Reduces milk yield (Charlier et al., 2014). InД¬attle, fasciolosis aп¬Ђects growth, fertility and carcass composition and Is a common liver п¬‚uke in temperate climate zones world-wide. hepatica in cattle herds in Estonia.ДЇasciola hepatica, the causative organism of fasciolosis in ruminants, This study provided the п¬Ѓrst serological evidence of Had higher odds of having at least one seropositive animal. Mixed and beef herds, and herds with more than 100 cattle, Hepatica-seropositive than animals from dairy herds. Animals from mixed and beef herds had higher odds of testing F. hepaticaseropositive than animals from the mainland. Animals from the two large islands had higher odds of testing F. With respect to production type, the herd-level seroprevalence was 20.2%, 35.6%, and 36.4% in dairy, hepatica-positive herds, 14 (6.4%) had an in-herd seroprevalence higher thanДў5%. The herd-level seroprevalence was 28.4% (95% CI 22.8вЂ“34.7) and the herds with at least one seropositive animal were located inДЎ3 of the 15 counties. Tested seropositive, yielding an animal-level seroprevalence of 5.9% (95% CI 5.0вЂ“6.9).

hepaticaДЄntibodies using an in-house enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A total of 2461 individual serum samples from 218 farms distributed throughout all 15Д®stonian counties, collected between February 2012 and March 2013, were tested for speciп¬Ѓc anti-F. This study investigated the seroprevalence and distribution of F. hepatica is prevalent and well-documented in cattle in many European countries, but for the BalticД¬ountries such information is limited. Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, DenmarkДepartment of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg C, DenmarkДЇasciolosis, an infectious disease caused by the liver п¬‚uke Fasciola hepatica, aп¬Ђects grazing cattle world-wide. , Brian Lassen, Maarja Tagel, Arvo Viltrop ,Дepartment of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public Health, Section for Parasitology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU), 75007 Uppsala, SwedenДepartment of Basic Veterinary Sciences and Population Medicine, Institute of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Sciences, Estonian University of Life Sciences, Tartu,ДЇaculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland Seroprevalence of Fasciola hepatica in cattle in Estonia Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports Veterinary Parasitology: Regional Studies and Reports 10 (2017) 90вЂ“94Д¬ontents lists available at ScienceDirect

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