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 **In cattle, vertical transmission occurs
 ***Post-natal infection occurs but is less common
+*''Neospora caninum'' in [[Parasitic Myositis#Protozoa|myositis]]
 '''Pathogenesis'''
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 '''[[Neosporosis - Dog|Dog Neosporosis]]
+'''[[Neosporosis - Cattle|Cattle Neosporosis]]
+'''[[Neosporosis - Horse|Horse Neosporosis]]
+</big>
-*Cattle
+*''N. caninum''
-**Commonest cause of infectious abortion in dairy cattle
+**Necrotising inflammation of muscles
-**Congenitally infected calves can have encephalomyelitis and paresis
+**Myositis more severe than in toxoplasmosis
-**Abortion usually occurs between 5-7 months of gestation but can occur as early as 3 months
-**No other clinical signs in the cow
-**Repeat abortions possible in same cow (persistently infected)
-'''Prevention and Control'''
-*Do not allow dogs access to calving cows, placental membranes and aborted or dead calves
-*Do not allow dogs to defecate in cattle feeding areas
+''N. caninum'' - A disease of cattle with late abortion of mummified or autolysed foetus. May also get foetal malformation, e.g. arthrogryposis.
-*Identify and cull seropositive cattle, or do not breed from them or their progeny
+==Test yourself with the Tissue Cyst Forming Coccidian Flashcards==
-*Select seronegative cattle for breeding
+[[Tissue_Cyst_Forming_Coccidian_Flashcards|Tissue Cyst Forming Coccidian Flashcards]]
-*Vaccinate
+[[Category:Tissue Cyst Forming Coccidia]]
-**Only in the USA
-**Neoguard or Intervet
-**Killed protozoal vaccine for healthy, pregnant cows
-**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]]
-*Horses
-**Myeloencephalitis
-**Transplacental infection occurs
-**Disease only diagnosed in USA
-*''Neospora caninum'' in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Protozoa|myositis]]
+[[Category:To_Do_-_Parasites]]