title: Susceptibility of Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) to Neospora caninum infection.
abstract: Djungarian hamsters were examined for the susceptibility to Neospora caninum infection. After 29 Djungarian hamsters were intraperitoneally inoculated with 5 x 10(6) N. caninum tachyzoites of JPA1 strain, some animals showed symptoms such as ataxia, and many tissue cysts were detected in the brain and a cyst in the muscular tunics of stomach. Especially, more than 100 cysts per head were observed after 5 weeks post inoculation. It is suggested that the Djungarian hamster is a model useful to examine neosporosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Yuko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: Kazunori
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ike
authors.forename: Tetsuro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kurotaki
authors.forename: Midori
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Takeshi
authors.forename: Soichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Imai
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006224:Cricetinae / Q000469:parasitology*; D003560:Cysts / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D018688:Neospora / Q000502:physiology*; D013270:Stomach / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology