Neospora caninum in Axis Deer ( Axis axis ) and Fallow Deer ( Dama dama ) in Northern Mexico.

Serum samples from 18 axis deer ( Axis axis ) and 19 fallow deer ( Dama dama ) were analyzed with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Neospora caninum antibodies. Two axis (11%) and two fallow deer (11%) were positive for N. caninum antibodies.

[Comparison of the tests polymerase chain reaction, serology, and blood culture with respect to sensitivity and specificity for detection of Brucella spp in human samples].

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of polymerase chain reaction for detection of Brucella spp in human blood samples compared with the serological tests and blood culture.

Material And Methods: In 2005, a total of 92 people were sampled from the towns of Anahuac and Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, where an outbreak of human cases had taken place in the same year as this study. The sera collected were analyzed by serological tests according to the NOM 022-SS2-1994.