Rapid communication: Dogs are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum
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Neospora caninum (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) is a protozoan that infects domestic and wild canids, ruminants, and horses 1, 2, 3. Neosporosis is economically important in cattle, and is the most commonly diagnosed cause of bovine abortion in California, the Netherlands, and New Zealand 1, 4, 5. The parasite exists on at least six continents 1, 2, 3. To date, N. caninum is the only recognised species in the genus; canine and bovine isolates appear to be identical [6].
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Acknowledgements
This research was supported in part by USDA-NRICGP grant 96-02532. The authors thank Jennifer D. Tranas, S. K. Shen, O. C. H. Kwok, Diane Hawkins-Cooper, Virginia Viers, Kathy Lowe and Jill Songers for technical assistance, and Catherine A. Jones and Wendi R. Wilson for animal care.
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