NEOSPOROSIS IN A DOG IN ITALY

Authors
PASQUALI P MANDARA MT ADAMO F RICCI G POLIDORI GA DUBEY JP
Citation
P. Pasquali et al., NEOSPOROSIS IN A DOG IN ITALY, Veterinary parasitology, 77(4), 1998, pp. 297-299
Citations number
6
Categorie Soggetti
Parasitiology,"Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Veterinary parasitology → ACNP
ISSN journal
03044017
Volume
77
Issue
4
Year of publication
1998
Pages
297 - 299
Database
ISI
SICI code
0304-4017(1998)77:4<297:>2.0.ZU;2-4
Abstract
Clinical neosporosis was diagnosed in a 2-month-old Pit Bull Terrier f rom Italy. Neospora caninum tachyzoites were found in semitendinosus m uscle with myositis. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemica l staining with anti-N. caninum specific antibodies. This is the first report of systemic neosporosis in dogs from Italy. Published by Elsev ier Science B.V.