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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Neospora caninum infection and reproductive problems in dairy cows from Brazil: A case-control study
TL;DR: In this article , the authors investigated the relationship between serological status of neosporosis and alteration of the reproductive parameters in dairy cows and found that cows with history of abortion were 4.8 and 2.3 times more likely to be seropositive, respectively.
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Sero-epidemiology, transmission dynamics and hematological studies on neospora caninum in dairy buffaloes
Aspectos epidemiológicos de la neosporósis bovina en el Nordeste español: Una perspectiva clínica
TL;DR: In this article, epidemiological aspects of bovine neosporosis in dairy herds in North-eastern Spain have been investigated and the results indicated a close relationship between mother seropositivity to N. caninum and abortion risk.
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Ocorrência de anticorpos anti- neospora caninum em fêmeas bubalinas da região oeste do estado de são paulo
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors tested 404 amostras de soro de femeas bubalinas (Bubalus bubalis) for verificar a ocorrencia de anticorpos anti-Neospora caninum in rebanhos oriundos de cinco municipios da regiao oeste do Estado de Sao Paulo.
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Dogs are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum.
Milton M. McAllister,Jitender P. Dubey,David S. Lindsay,Jolley Wr,Rebecca A Wills,McGuire Am +5 more
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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A review of Neospora caninum and neosporosis
TL;DR: Neospora caninum is a recently recognized protozoan parasite of animals, which until 1988 was misidentified as Toxoplasma gondii, and its life cycle is unknown.
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Newly recognized fatal protozoan disease of dogs
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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Review of Neospora caninum and neosporosis in animals.
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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Neonatal Neospora caninum infection in dogs: isolation of the causative agent and experimental transmission.
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.