Co-infection byandin Goats Reared in Extensive System of Mexico.

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to describe the presence of co-infection byandin goats reared in extensive systems from Mexico.A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the frequency ofand, by detecting antibodies to each parasite by mean commercial ELISA kits. A total of 176 blood samples were randomly collected from mature females reared in extensive system herds from 20 municipalities of state of Guanajuato, Mexico.The general seroprevalence was 23.9 and 21.0% forand, respectively, while co-infection rate was 3.6%. For geographic and environmental variables, no differences were observed amongand coinfection; however, it was observed that altitude, annual precipitation, annual average temperature, and rainy period showed significant differences withseropositive goats.The seroprevalence of both parasites was appreciated in most of the studied herds. The present study is the first report ofandco-infection in goats from extensive herds in Mexico.