Neosporosis in a dog in Italy.
Clinical neosporosis was diagnosed in a 2-month-old Pit Bull Terrier from Italy. Neospora caninum tachyzoites were found in semitendinosus muscle with myositis. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining with anti-N. caninum specific antibodies. This is the first report of systemic neosporosis in dogs from Italy.
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Facolta' di Medicina Veterinaria, Istituto di Parassitologia, Universita' degli Studi di Perugia, Italy. parassit@unipg.it
Mandara
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Adamo
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Ricci
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Polidori
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Dubey
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D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000032:analysis / Q000737:chemistry; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect / Q000662:veterinary; D007558:Italy; D018482:Muscle, Skeletal / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D009220:Myositis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary; D009336:Necrosis; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000502:physiology
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan