Detection of Neospora caninum in an aborted goat foetus.
In Italy Neospora caninum has been reported in cattle, in buffaloes and in dogs. No data are available about the infection in sheep and goats. In this paper, the authors report the detection of protozoan cysts, identified as N. caninum by PCR, in the brain of an aborted goat foetus.
Eleni
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Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Umbria e delle Marche, Via G. Salvemini, 1 - 06126 Perugia, Italy. c.eleni@pg.izs.it
Crotti
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Manuali
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Costarelli
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Filippini
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Moscati
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Magnino
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D037881:Aborted Fetus / Q000469:parasitology*; D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D016054:DNA, Protozoan / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D006041:Goats; D018688:Neospora / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D011247:Pregnancy; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics
D016054:DNA, Protozoan; D012337:RNA, Ribosomal, 18S