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Description
Neosporosis is the disease caused by the intracellular protozoa Neospora caninum. The dog is the definitive host, cattle are the intermediate host and other mamalian species may act as incidental hosts.
Signalment
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
- Ascending paralysis
- Muscle atrophy
- Rigid limbs, affecting hind limbs more than forelimbs
- Occurs mainly in puppies
- Causes ascending paralysis, especially of hind limbs, with muscle wasting
- Causes sudden collapse due to myocarditis
- More than 1 puppy in a litter may be affected, although this may not occur simultaneously
- Successive litters affected
Treatment
Prognosis
References
- Merck & Co (2008) The Merck Veterinary Manual (Eighth Edition) Merial
- Nelson, R.W. and Couto, C.G. (2009) Small Animal Internal Medicine (Fourth Edition) Mosby Elsevier
- Tilley, L.P. and Smith, F.W.K.(2004)The 5-minute Veterinary Consult (Third edition) Lippincott, Williams & Wilkins