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 …

Neospora caninum is a coccidian parasite of animals. It is a major pathogen for cattle and
dogs and it occasionally causes clinical infections in horses, goats, sheep, and deer …

Found worldwide from Alaska to Australasia, Toxoplasma gondii knows no geographic
boundaries. The protozoan is the source of one of the most common parasitic infections in …

Key features: Written by the scientist who named this parasite and was the first to set up
proper diagnostic techniques Serves as the first ever book to provide information on the …

The protozoan parasite Neospora caninum is a major pathogen of cattle and dogs, being a
significant cause of abortion in cattle in many countries. It is one of the most efficiently …

The protozoan parasite Neospora caninum is a major cause of abortion in cattle. The
diagnosis of neosporosis-associated mortality and abortion in cattle is difficult. In the present …

Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum infections are important causes of abortion in
ruminants. Besides, meat from T. gondii infected animals represent a major infection source …

Neosporosis primarily affects cattle and dogs and is not currently considered a zoonotic
disease. Toxoplasmosis is a zoonosis with a worldwide distribution that is asymptomatic in …

A cross-sectional serological survey for Neospora caninum was carried out on beef and
dairy cattle in southern and northern Italy. A total of 111 herds and 1140 animals were tested …

Recent work has highlighted and enumerated the economic annual losses due to Neospora
caninum abortions worldwide, which should provide strong motivation for the control of …