Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Detection of Neospora caninum in an aborted goat foetus.
- Journal:
- Veterinary parasitology
- Year:
- 2004
- Authors:
- Eleni, C et al.
- Affiliation:
- Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche · Italy
- Species:
- dog
Abstract
In Italy Neospora caninum has been reported in cattle, in buffaloes and in dogs. No data are available about the infection in sheep and goats. In this paper, the authors report the detection of protozoan cysts, identified as N. caninum by PCR, in the brain of an aborted goat foetus.
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