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JOURNAL OF APPLIED ANIMAL SCIENCE


Volume 12, No. 01, Month JANUARY, Year 2019, Pages 9 - 24


Neosporosis in thailand: epidemiology, risk factors and diagnostic tools

Ruenruetai Udonsom, Charoonluk Jirapattharasate


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Neosporosis is one of the most common cause serious diseases in cattle and dogs worldwide, especially causes of bovine abortion. The horizontal route of transmission from the definitive host occurs via ingestion of oocysts contaminating the environment and/or tachyzoites and cysts in the carcass, placental tissues of the infected hosts whereas, the vertical transmission happens when pregnant female whose tissue cysts are likely to be activated during gestation. The present review is a comprehensive and up to date the situation of neosporosis occurrence in Thailand, the epidemiology of disease and their associated risk factors. The application of variety laboratory assays used in neosporosis diagnosis is also discussed.


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Neosporosis, epidemiology, risk factors, diagnostics assays, Thailand



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