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Table 1 Serodiagnosis of Q fever and Neosporosis in two cattle farms in Ecuador. We tested cows with a history of a first-calf abortion (n = 95) and a control group of cows of the same age group that had never aborted (n = 77)

From: Serology for Neosporosis, Q fever and Brucellosis to assess the cause of abortion in two dairy cattle herds in Ecuador

Cows tested

Cows that aborted

Q fever +

Control cows

Q fever +

Cows that aborted

Neosporosis +

Control cows

Neosporosis +

Farm A

34 (60.7%)

22 (59.5%)

21 (37.5%)

5 (13.5%)

Farm B

13 (33.3%)

22 (55.0%)

6 (15.4%)

5 (12.5%)

Total = 172

47 (49.4%)

44 (57.1%)

27 (28.4%)

10 (13.0%)