Histopathological and clinical investigations in Neospora caninum experimentally infected broiler chicken embryonated eggs

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 166, Issue 3-4, 2009, Pages 185-190

  Mansourian, Maryam ^a   Khodakaram Tafti, Azizollah ^a   Namavari, Mehdi ^b  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b RAZI VACCINE AND SERUM RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Iran)

Author keywords

Broiler chicken; Embryonated egg; Experimental infection; Neospora caninum

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTHRITIS; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CHICKEN; CHORIOALLANTOIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG; EMBRYO; EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GRANULOMATOUS INFLAMMATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MORTALITY; NEOSPORA CANINUM; NEOSPOROSIS; NONHUMAN; TACHYZOITE;

ANIMALS; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; CHORIOALLANTOIC MEMBRANE; COCCIDIOSIS; LETHAL DOSE 50; NEOSPORA; POULTRY DISEASES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; AVES; GALLUS GALLUS; NEOSPORA CANINUM;

EID: 70449530434     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2009.09.041     Document Type: Article

References (21)

1. Bartels C.J.M., Wouda W., and Schukken Y.H. Risk factors for Neospora caninum-associated abortion storms in dairy herds in The Netherlands (1995-1997). Theriogenology 52 (1999) 247-257
2. Bjerkås I., Mohn S.F., and Presthus J. Unidentified cyst-forming sporozoon causing encephalomyelitis and myositis in dogs. Zeitschrift für Parasitenkunde 70 (1984) 271-274
3. Corbellini L.G., Colodel E.M., and Driemeier D. Granulomatous encephalitis in a neurologically impaired goat kid associated with degeneration of Neospora caninum tissue cysts. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. 13 (2001) 416-419
4. Costa K.S., Santos S.L., Uzêda R.S., Pinheiro A.M., Almeida M.A.O., Araújo F.R., McAllister M.M., and Gondim L.F.P. Chickens (Gallus domesticus) are natural intermediate hosts of Neospora caninum. Int. J. Parasitol. 38 (2008) 157-159
5. Dubey J.P. Neosporosis in cattle. J. Parasitol. 89 (2003) S42-S56
6. Dubey J.P., Carpenter J.L., Speer C.A., Topper M.J., and Uggla A. Newly recognized fatal protozoan disease of dogs. J. Am. Vet. Med. Assoc. 192 (1988) 1269-1285
7. Furuta P.I., Mineo T.W.P., Carrasco A.O.T., Godoy G.S., Pinto A.A., and Machado R.Z. Neospora caninum infection in birds: experimental infections in chicken and embryonated eggs. Parasitology (2007) 1-9
8. Georgieva D.A., Prelezov P.N., and Koinarski V.T.S. Neospora caninum and neosporosis in animals - a review. Bulgar. J. Vet. Med. 9 1 (2006) 1-26
9. Gondim L.F. Neospora caninum in wildlife. Trends Parasitol. 22 (2006) 247-252
10. Lindsay D.S., Lenz S.D., Cole R.A., Dubey J.P., and Blagburn B.L. Mouse model for central nervous system Neospora caninum infections. J. Parasitol. 81 (1995) 313-315
11. Lindsay D.S., Steinberg H., and Dubielzig R.R. Central nervous system neosporosis in a foal. J. Vet. Diagn. Invest. 8 (1996) 507-510
12. Long M.T., Baszler T.V., and Mathison B.A. Comparison of intracerebral parasite load, lesion development, and systemic cytokines in mouse strains infected with Neospora caninum. J. Parasitol. 84 (1998) 316-320
13. McGuire A.M., McAllister M.M., Wills R.A., and Tranas J.D. Experimental inoculation of domestic pigeons (Columbia livia) and zebra finches (Poephila guttata) with Neospora caninum tachyzoites. Int. J. Parasitol. 29 (1999) 1525-1529
14. Mello M.N., and Deane M.P. Patterns of development of Trypanosoma cruzi in the embryonated chicken egg. Ann. Trop. Med. Parasit. 70 (1976) 380-388
15. Mineo T.W.P., Carrasco A.O.T., Marciano J.A., Werther K., Pinto A.A., and Machado R.Z. Pigeons (Columba livia) are a suitable experimental model for Neospora caninum infection in birds. Vet. Parasitol. 159 (2009) 149-153
16. Pan Y., Jansen G.B., Duffield T.F., Hietala S., Kelton D., Lin C.Y., and Peregrine A.S. Genetic susceptibility to Neospora caninum Infection in Holstein cattle in Ontario. J. Dairy Sci. 87 (2004) 3967-3975
17. Pizzi M. Sampling variation of the fifty percent end-point, determined by the Reed-Muench (Behrens) method. Hum. Biol. 22 (1950) 151-190
18. Que X., Wunderlich A., Joiner K.A., and Reed S.L. Toxopain-1 is critical for infection in a novel chicken embryo model of congenital toxoplasmosis. Infect. Immun. 72 (2004) 2915-2921
19. Rinaldi L., Fusco G., Musella V., Veneziano V., Guarino A., Taddei R., and Cringoli G. Neospora caninum in pastured cattle: determination of climatic, environmental, farm management and individual animal risk factors using remote sensing and geographical information systems. Vet. Parasitol. 128 (2005) 219-230
20. Warren J., and Russ S.B. Cultivation of toxoplasma in embryonated eggs - an antigen derived from chorioallantoic membrane. Proc. Soc. Exp. Biol. Med. 67 (1948) 85-89
21. Wunderlin E., Wild P., and Eckert J. Comparative reproduction of Cryptosporidium baileyi in embryonated eggs and in chickens. Parasitol. Res. 83 (1997) 712-715