title: Abortion and foetal lesions induced by Neospora caninum in experimentally infected water buffalos (Bubalus bubalis).
abstract: The water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) is an important species in several countries for its milk and meat production, as well as for transport and other agricultural activities. It is, in general, considered more resistant than cattle to different parasitic diseases, also less demanding for forage quality. It has been postulated that buffalo may be resistant to abortion caused by neosporosis, because of high serological prevalences found in buffalo herds from different localities, with no description of Neospora caninum-related abortion. Recent studies have demonstrated the potential impact of neosporosis in pregnant water buffalo cows. In this work, three pregnant buffalo cows were experimentally infected with Nc-1 strain of N. caninum, and abortion was detected 35 days post-infection. Molecular and histopathological results found in post-mortem tissues are described and discussed, confirming the susceptibility of water buffalos to abortion caused by N. caninum.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Veterinária Preventiva e Saúde Animal, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Universidade de São Paulo, Avenida Professor Orlando Marques de Paiva, 87, Cidade Universitária, São Paulo, SP, 05508-000, Brazil, andreas.107@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Andreas L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Chryssafidis
authors.forename: Germán
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cantón
authors.forename: Francesca
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Chianini
authors.forename: Elisabeth A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Innes
authors.forename: Ed H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Madureira
authors.forename: Rodrigo M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Soares
authors.forename: Solange M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Gennari
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D002020:Buffaloes / Q000469:parasitology; D002417:Cattle; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000662:veterinary; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D018688:Neospora; D011247:Pregnancy; D015597:Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*