Aborto epidémico y endémico asociado a la infección por Neospora caninum en el ganado bovinorelación entre la respuesta inmune y las consecuencias de la infección a lo largo de la gestación
- Vázquez Moreno, E.
- Rojo Montejo, Silvia
- Álvarez García, Gema
ISSN: 1988-2688
Year of publication: 2008
Volume: 2
Issue: 2
Pages: 181-186
Type: Article
More publications in: Revista complutense de ciencias veterinarias
Abstract
Neospora caninum is an apicomplexan protozoan parasite. At present bovine neosporosis is one of the main causes of reproductive failure in cattle worldwide. Transplacental transmission of the parasite can lead to abortion or birth of congenitally infected calves. Endogenous transplacental transmission occurs as a consequence of the recrudescence of a previous chronic infection in the cow during gestation. On the other hand, exogenous transplacental transmission occurs after an acquired postnatal primo infection. Control programmes are based on updated knowledge about the epidemiology together with the employment of appropriate diagnostic serological...