title: Parasitic disease of the bovine nervous system.
abstract: Parasitic disease of the nervous system of cattle is mainly caused by migrating nematodes, expanding cestode cysts, or by rickettsiae and protozoa in the central nervous system. Common parasitic causes of neurologic diseases in cattle in the United States are Hypoderma larvae, toxins produced by Dermacentor ticks, and metabolic changes associated with intestinal coccidiosis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D010273:Parasitic Diseases, Animal