Susceptibility of Djungarian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) to Neospora caninum infection.
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.
Uchida
Yuko
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Department of Parasitology, Nippon Veterinary and Animal Science University, Tokyo, Japan.
Ike
Kazunori
K
Kurotaki
Tetsuro
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Takeshi
Midori
M
Imai
Soichi
S
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