EVIDENCE SUGGESTING A POINT-SOURCE EXPOSURE IN AN OUTBREAK OF BOVINE ABORTION DUE TO NEOSPOROSIS

Authors
MCALLISTER MM HUFFMAN EM HIETALA SK CONRAD PA ANDERSON ML SALMAN MD
Citation
Mm. Mcallister et al., EVIDENCE SUGGESTING A POINT-SOURCE EXPOSURE IN AN OUTBREAK OF BOVINE ABORTION DUE TO NEOSPOROSIS, Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation, 8(3), 1996, pp. 355-357
Citations number
21
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation → ACNP
ISSN journal
10406387
Volume
8
Issue
3
Year of publication
1996
Pages
355 - 357
Database
ISI
SICI code
1040-6387(1996)8:3<355:ESAPEI>2.0.ZU;2-B
Abstract
A Holstein dairy farm suffered an abortion outbreak due to neosporosis . Abortion losses were > 18%. Cows with the highest Neospora antibody titers were at the greatest risk of aborting. Mummified fetuses were f ound after the 43rd day of the outbreak. The epidemic curve was sugges tive of a point source exposure, which is consistent with the hypothes is that Neospora can be spread by a definitive host.