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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A survey of Neospora caninum-associated bovine abortion in large dairy farms of Mashhad, Iran
TL;DR: The results indicated that abortion due to N.caninum infection is prevalent among large-size dairy farms in the Mashhad area of Iran, and that different complementary diagnostic techniques should be used to increase the chance to detect N. caninum.
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First Report of Seroprevalence and Risk Factors of Neospora caninum Infection in Tibetan Sheep in China.
Lan-Bi Nie,Wei Cong,Yang Zou,Dong-Hui Zhou,Qin-Li Liang,Wen-Bin Zheng,Jian-Gang Ma,Rui Du,Xing-Quan Zhu +8 more
TL;DR: To the authors' knowledge, this is the first report of N. caninum seroprevalence in Tibetan sheep in China, which provides baseline data for the prevention and control of N-caninum infection in Tibetan Sheep.
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Development of an Indirect ELISA Using Different Fragments of Recombinant Ncgra7 for Detection of Neospora caninum Infection in Cattle and Water Buffalo
Hossein Hamidinejat,Massoud Reza Seifi Abad Shapouri,Mohammad Mehdi Namavari,Parviz Shayan,Marzieh Kefayat +4 more
TL;DR: NcGRA7-based ELISA considering utilized new fragment of genomic DNA is a good tool for serodiagnosis of anti- N. caninum antibodies for screening and epidemiological purposes on cattle herd and water buffaloes as well.
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Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection in dairy cattle of Southern China.
Hui-Yan Xia,Dong-Hui Zhou,Kun Jia,Xian-Bin Zeng,Dun-Wei Zhang,Li-Xuan She,Rui-Qing Lin,Zi-Guo Yuan,Shoujun Li,Xing-Quan Zhu,Xing-Quan Zhu +10 more
TL;DR: The results of the present survey indicated that the infection with N. caninum is prevalent in dairy cattle of all ages in southern China, which may be one of the causes of bovine abortion.
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Global seroprevalence of Neospora spp. in horses and donkeys: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
Erfan Javanmardi,Hamidreza Majidiani,Seyyed Ali Shariatzadeh,Davood Anvari,Sadegh Shamsinia,Ezatollah Ghasemi,Bahareh Kordi,Morteza Shams,Ali Asghari +8 more
TL;DR: The findings showed a relatively high exposure to Neospora spp.
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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.