Neosporosis is a disease caused by the Toxoplasmosis gondii-like parasite, Neospora
caninum. Until 1988, N caninum was confused with the structurally similar coccidian T …

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 …

Continuous diagnostic tests are often used for discriminating between healthy and diseased
populations. For the clinical application of such tests, it is useful to select a cutpoint or …

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 cause of abortion in cattle. The
diagnosis of neosporosis-associated mortality and abortion in cattle is difficult. In the present …

Neosporosis is caused by the protozoan parasite, Neospora caninum. Until 1988, N
caninum was confused with a closely related parasite, Toxoplasma gondii [1, 2]. Since its …

This work studies the influence of Neospora caninum intra-species diversity on abortion
outcome, infection dynamics in terms of parasite dissemination and peripheral-local immune …

Background Toxoplasma gondii is a major cause of abortion in small ruminants and
presents a zoonotic risk when undercooked meat containing cysts is consumed. The aim of …

Neospora caninum has been detected only sporadically in cases of ovine abortion, and it
has therefore traditionally been considered as an unimportant parasite in small ruminants …

For years, the gold standard for diagnosing Gaucher disease (GD) has been detecting
reduced β-glucocerebrosidase (GCase) activity in peripheral blood cells combined with …