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'''Pathogenesis'''

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*Dogs

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**Occurs mainly in puppies

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'''[[Neosporosis - Dog|Dog Neosporosis]]

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**Causes ascending paralysis, especially of hind limbs, with muscle wasting

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**Causes sudden collapse due to myocarditis

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**More than 1 puppy in a litter may be affected, although this may not occur simultaneously

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**Successive litters affected

*Cattle

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**No other clinical signs in the cow

**Repeat abortions possible in same cow (persistently infected)

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*Horses

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**Myeloencephalitis

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**Transplacental infection occurs

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**Disease only diagnosed in USA

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*''Neospora caninum'' in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Protozoa|myositis]]

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'''Prevention and Control'''

*Do not allow dogs access to calving cows, placental membranes and aborted or dead calves

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**Dosed in first 3 weeks of pregnancy and then every 3-4 weeks during gestation

**Revaccination with 2 doses during each subsequent pregnancy[[Category:Tissue Cyst Foming Coccidia]]

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*Horses

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**Myeloencephalitis

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**Transplacental infection occurs

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**Disease only diagnosed in USA

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*''Neospora caninum'' in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Protozoa|myositis]]

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