Neospora caninum in cattle: Experimental infection with oocysts can result in exogenous transplacental infection, but not endogenous transplacental infection in the subsequent pregnancy

International Journal for Parasitology

Volumn 37, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 1631-1639

  McCann, C M ^a   McAllister, M M ^b   Gondim, L F P ^b   Smith, R F ^c   Cripps, P J ^c   Kipar, A ^c   Williams, D J L ^a   Trees, A J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cattle; Neospora caninum; Oocysts; Transplacental infection

Indexed keywords

CATTLE; INFECTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAN; VERTICAL TRANSMISSION;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NONHUMAN; OOCYST; PLACENTAL TRANSFER; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREGNANCY; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; TACHYZOITE;

ABORTION, VETERINARY; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CATTLE; CATTLE DISEASES; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; INTERFERON TYPE II; MATERNAL-FETAL EXCHANGE; NEOSPORA; OOCYSTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; VIRULENCE;

BOS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 35148896676     PISSN: 00207519     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2007.05.012     Document Type: Article

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