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 …

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 …

Infertility is the diminished or absent capacity to produce viable offspring. Infections that
reduce ovulation rates, fertilization rates, embryonic survival rates, fetal survival rates or …

Apicomplexan parasites include many parasites of importance either for livestock or as
causative agents of human diseases. The importance of these parasites has been …

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 …

Neospora caninum is an intracellular apicomplexan parasite, which is a leading cause of
abortion in cattle; thus neosporosis represents an important veterinary health problem and is …

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 …

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 …