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Review
. 2020 Mar;36(1):205-222.
doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2019.11.004.

Neosporosis, Toxoplasmosis, and Sarcocystosis in Ruminants: An Update

David S Lindsay  1 , J P Dubey  2
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Review

Neosporosis, Toxoplasmosis, and Sarcocystosis in Ruminants: An Update

David S Lindsay et al. Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2020 Mar.

Abstract

Neospora caninum, Toxoplasma gondii, and Sarcocystis spp. are related Apicomplexan parasites that have 2 hosts in their life cycles. The definitive hosts excrete unsporulated (Neospora caninum, T gondii) or sporulated (Sarcocystis spp.) oocysts in their feces after ingesting tissue cysts from the tissues of ruminant intermediate hosts. These coccidians can cause abortion and neonatal mortality in ruminants. T gondii and Sarcocystis hominis (from cattle) are zoonotic. This article reviews information on the etiology, life cycle, diagnosis, control and prevention of these parasites and the diseases they cause in ruminants.

Keywords: Cattle; Goats; Neospora caninum; Sarcocystis spp.; Sheep; T gondii; Water buffalo; White-tailed deer.

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