Neosporosis in Cats

Neosporosis in cattle.

During the past decade, Neospora caninum infection has emerged as an important reproductive disease in cattle throughout the world. Abortion, occurring during the middle of gestation, is the primary clinical sign of the infection in cattle. Surveys in several countries from three continents have identified N. caninum infection as the major diagnosed cause of bovine abortion. Both endemic and ep...

Neosporosis in dairy cattle.

Neosporosis in Cattle

Neosporosis is caused by the protozoan parasite, Neospora caninum. It is essentially responsible for abortion in cattle and various neuro-muscular conditions in dogs. Until 1988, N. caninum was confused with Toxoplasma gondii, a closely related parasite (Dubey et al. 1988a,b). In 1989, Thilsted and Dubey reported the presence of cerebral and cardiac lesions in several aborted bovine foetuses or...

Neospora caninum and neosporosis

Neospora caninum is a protozoan cyst forming apicomplexan parasite that causes neosporosis, notably in cattle (Bos taurus) and domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) [1,2]. It is closely related to Toxoplasma gondii and has emerged as a major cause of reproductive failure in cattle worldwide [2]. The parasite was first described in a dog with encephalomyelitis and myositis [1] and was later described...

Neosporosis and hammondiosis in dogs.

The dog is a definitive host of the protozoan parasite Neospora caninum, and in many parts of the world, infection is relatively common as determined by serology. Reported seroprevalences usually range from 0 to 20 per cent, however, reports of clinically affected dogs are infrequent. Affected dogs are generally less than six months old and predominantly have signs of an ascending hindleg paral...