title: Isolation of an Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae field strain (Canary Islands) and analysis of its infection characteristics in goat kids.
abstract: The current study was conducted to isolate a field strain of Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae, characterize its infectivity and the response to challenge under experimental conditions. The isolated strain (GC) induced a prepatent period of 14-15 days p.i., a patency of 7±2 days and a noticeable pathogenicity in infected goat kids. Challenge trials resulting in a decrease of oocysts per gram counts as well as a milder intensity of clinical signs in re-infected animals indicated the capacity of this strain to induce protective immune response. Altogether, the data reported in the present study suggest that the strain E. ninakohlyakimovae GC is a useful tool for the investigation of mechanisms of pathogenicity as well as host protective immune response in caprine coccidiosis, representing a valuable prerequisite for the development of future strategies in prophylaxis and control of this important parasitic disease in goat.
authors.affiliation: Department of Animal Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain. aruiz@dpat.ulpgc.es
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ruiz
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Matos
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Muñoz
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hermosilla
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Molina
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Andrada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rodríguez
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pérez
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guedes
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taubert
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004539:Eimeria / Q000145:classification*; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D006041:Goats; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology