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 …

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 …

This paper is a review of current knowledge on Neospora caninum in the context of other
apicomplexan parasites and with an emphasis on: life cycle, disease, epidemiology …

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 …

Herd, within-herd and animal prevalences for Neospora caninum in beef and dairy cattle
were compared between four countries. In randomly selected herds from regions of …

The intake of Toxoplasma gondii tissue cysts through raw or undercooked pork meat is one
of the main infection sources for humans. Thus, surveillance is recommended to control and …

Bovine neosporosis control programs are currently based on herd management and
serodiagnosis because effective treatments and vaccines are unavailable. Although a wide …

Bovine neosporosis caused by Neospora caninum is among the main causes of abortion in
cattle nowadays. At present there is no effective treatment or vaccine. Serological evidence …