Epidemiology and Control of Neosporosis and Neospora caninum
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This review is focused mainly on the epidemiology and control of neosporosis in cattle, but worldwide seroprevalences of N. caninum in animals and humans are tabulated.Abstract:
Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite of animals. Until 1988, it was misidentified as Toxoplasma gondii. Since its first recognition in dogs in 1984 and the description of the new genus and species Neospora caninum in 1988, neosporosis has emerged as a serious disease of cattle and dogs worldwide. Abortions and neonatal mortality are a major problem in livestock operations, and neosporosis is a major cause of abortion in cattle. Although antibodies to N. caninum have been reported, the parasite has not been detected in human tissues. Thus, the zoonotic potential is uncertain. This review is focused mainly on the epidemiology and control of neosporosis in cattle, but worldwide seroprevalences of N. caninum in animals and humans are tabulated. The role of wildlife in the life cycle of N. caninum and strategies for the control of neosporosis in cattle are discussed.read more
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Triclosan inhibits the growth of Neospora caninum in vitro and in vivo
TL;DR: An E. coli ENR-like protein is identified in N. caninum and multiple sequence alignment showed all the requisite features of ENR existed in this protein, so this protein is named NcENR and triclosan inhibits the growth of N.Caninum both in vitro and in vivo at low concentrations.
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Transplacental transmission of Neospora caninum in moose (Alces alces)
Patricia Schlieben,M. Matzke,C. Schulze,Sabine Bock,Martin Peters,Jens Peter Teifke,Gereon Schares +6 more
TL;DR: Findings show that control measures may be necessary to protect captive moose against accidental N. caninum infection and further studies are needed to explore the importance of neosporosis in wild and captive mooses.
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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in Holstein dairy cattle in northeast of Iran.
TL;DR: The results of this study confirmed the presence of N.caninum in cows in Mashhad area and Culling seropositive cows and their offspring has been recommended for the control ofN.
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Peripheral and placental immune responses in goats after primoinfection with Neospora caninum at early, mid and late gestation.
Wagnner José Nascimento Porto,Pilar Horcajo,Pomy de Cássia Peixoto Kim,Javier Regidor-Cerrillo,Elton Amorim Romão,Gema Álvarez-García,Emanuela Polimeni de Mesquita,Rinaldo Aparecido Mota,Luis Miguel Ortega-Mora +8 more
TL;DR: Information is provided regarding the dynamics of immune responses and their relationship with the outcome of N. caninum infection in goats during gestation and a pattern of placental cytokine expression was found in all infected groups.
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Ovine Neosporosis: The Current Global Situation
Julio Benavides,Marta González-Warleta,Noive Arteche-Villasol,Valentín Pérez,Mercedes Mezo,Daniel Gutiérrez-Expósito +5 more
TL;DR: A recent review as mentioned in this paper summarizes the current global situation of Neospora caninum infection in sheep by referring to all of the available descriptions of natural ovine neosporosis to date, focusing on epidemiology, clinical signs, lesions, and diagnosis.
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TL;DR: Dogs are a definitive host of Neospora caninum, and mice inoculated with canine faecal extracts were monitored for evidence of neosporosis using a variety of morphologic, immunohistologic, serologic, and genetic analyses.
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TL;DR: A newly identified parasite, Neospora caninum, structurally distinct from T gondii, was found in 10 dogs and formed meronts in many tissues of the dogs, especially the brain and spinal cord.
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TL;DR: Information on biology, diagnosis, epidemiology and control of neosporosis in animals, a major cause of abortion in cattle in many countries, is reviewed.
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TL;DR: Neospora caninum infection was diagnosed in 5 young dogs from 2 litters with a common parentage that developed hind limb paresis 5 to 8 weeks after birth and was isolated in cell cultures, mice, and dogs inoculated with infected canine tissues.