Neospora caninum infection and repeated abortions in humans.
To determine whether Neospora caninum, a parasite known to cause repeated abortions and stillbirths in cattle, also causes repeated abortions in humans, we retrospectively examined serum samples of 76 women with a history of abortions for evidence of N. caninum infection. No antibodies to the parasite were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay, immunofluorescence assay, or Western blot.
Petersen
E
E
Statens Serum Institut, Copenhagen, Denmark. ep@ssi.dk
Lebech
M
M
Jensen
L
L
Lind
P
P
Rask
M
M
Bagger
P
P
Björkman
C
C
Uggla
A
A
D000026:Abortion, Habitual / Q000209:etiology*; D000328:Adult; D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D018688:Neospora / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011247:Pregnancy; D012189:Retrospective Studies
D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan