Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First identification of Neospora caninum by PCR in aborted bovine foetuses in Romania.
- Journal:
- Parasitology research
- Year:
- 2010
- Authors:
- Suteu, Ovidiu et al.
- Affiliation:
- Department of Parasitology and Parasitic Diseases
Abstract
The first identification of Neospora caninum infection in aborted bovine foetuses in Romania is reported. Nine aborted foetuses were collected from a dairy farm. The foetal age of foetuses was between 3 and 7 months. A 7-month-old foetus was mummified. N. caninum DNA Nc-5 region was amplified from samples extracted from brain tissues of three (33.3%) aborted foetuses. The foetal ages of PCR positive foetuses were 3, 4 and 7 months (mummified). No specific lesions or tissue cysts were found to the histological examination, because of advanced autolysis of brains.
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