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Submitted March 22, 2022
Published 2022-04-01

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): Revista Científica Guacamaya

Estimation of risk factors for Neospora caninum (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) using a supervised predictive model with information published in the last five years


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Published: 2022-04-01

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Pile, E., Chang, A., & Chang., E. (2022). Estimation of risk factors for Neospora caninum (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) using a supervised predictive model with information published in the last five years. Revista Científica Guacamaya, 6(2), 18–32. Retrieved from https://revistas.up.ac.pa/index.php/guacamaya/article/view/2827

Abstract

Using a predictive model, risk factors that could be related to the presence of Neospora caninum (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) are identified. The work was carried out from unstructured data obtained from the abstracts of the publications in indexed journals of the last five years. The statistical process was carried out in the statistical computing environment R, using packages for text mining. The results showed that the presence of canids, domesticated or wild, is essential for the continuation of the life cycle of N. caninum. The distribution of the agent is wide, but heterogeneous. Its prevalence depends on the species to which the intermediate host belongs. The ovine species is the one with the most detailed results at the publication level, and for this it is indicated that the age of the animals, the herd management (feeding, water sources, absence of quarantine, absence of manure, presence of breeding animals ) and the presence of wild animals are elements that facilitate the spread of the agent, in addition to the presence and handling of dogs. The presence of sheep and goats on cattle farms could facilitate the spread of the agent to cattle.

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