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Neospora caninum in wildlife

Authors :
Luis Fernando Pita Gondim
Source :
Trends in Parasitology. 22:247-252
Publication Year :
2006
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2006.

Abstract

Neosporosis, which is caused by the coccidian parasite Neospora caninum, is recognized as a major disease of domestic animals that causes high abortion rates in cattle and fatal neurological disease in dogs. A life cycle of N. caninum in wild animals (i.e. sylvatic) has long been suspected because neosporosis has been detected in several wildlife species. Recently, the transmission of N. caninum has been confirmed in coyotes and white-tailed deer. The newly confirmed wild hosts and other wild animals are probably involved in the sylvatic cycle of the parasite. Control measures for neosporosis could now become more complicated, given the participation of wildlife in the life cycle of N. caninum.

Details

ISSN :
14714922
Volume :
22
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Trends in Parasitology
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d707ed7eb39ac2423ae401198f03c06d
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pt.2006.03.008