Progress in the serodiagnosis of Neospora caninum infections of cattle

Neospora caninum is an apicomplexan protozoan that has become the focus of significant research attention worldwide. This organism infects a range of host species, including dogs, fi om which it was originally reported in 198 4, but it is most important as a major cause of bovine abortion. As a resul t of the global importance of N. caninum, researchers have developed a numb er of serological tests to investigate the epidemiology of infection and di sease. In this article, Robert Atkinson, Peter Harper, Michael Reichel and John Ellis consider progress made in the seradiagnosis of N. caninum.