Jessica S. King

TL;DR: Oocyst shedding from the intestinal tract of a dingo demonstrates that dingoes are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum and horizontal transmission of N.caninum from dingoes to farm animals and wildlife may occur in Australia.

TL;DR: Although the diagnosis of fatal ovine cerebral neosporosis is of importance to the surveillance program for transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (TSE) exclusion, sheep in NSW are not commonly infected with N. caninum and this species likely plays only a minor role in the life cycle of this parasite in Australia.

TL;DR: The results demonstrated that N. caninum in dogs is widespread, including the semi-arid to arid regions of north-western New South Wales and the Northern Territory and the populations of free-ranging dogs are likely to be important contributors to the sylvatic life cycle of N.caninum.

TL;DR: This review article critically evaluates the overlap between the domestic and sylvatic routes, taking into account canine ecology, and summarises current understanding of the transmission of N. caninum to provide a foundation for epidemiologists, farmers and conservation biologists dealing with neosporosis and wild dog control programs.

TL;DR: Although Ctenocephalides canis was recovered from a feral fox, it was not identified from the sample of fleas analysed, suggesting that, under current conditions, it is unlikely that foxes are reservoirs of C. canis for domestic dogs or cats residing in coastal Australia, as previously speculated.