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Type: | Journal article |
Title: | Coyotes (Canis latrans) are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum |
Author: | Gondim, L. McAllister, M. Pitt, W. Zemlicka, D. |
Citation: | International Journal for Parasitology, 2004; 34(2):159-161 |
Publisher: | Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd |
Issue Date: | 2004 |
ISSN: | 0020-7519 1879-0135 |
Statement of Responsibility: | Luis F. P. Gondim, Milton M. McAllister, William C. Pitt and Doris E. Zemlicka |
Abstract: | Four captive-raised coyote pups consumed tissues from Neospora caninum-infected calves. Faeces were examined from 4 days before to 28 days after infection. One pup shed N. caninum-like oocysts, which tested positive for N. caninum and negative for Hammondia heydorni using PCR tests. Coyotes are the second discovered definitive host of N. caninum, after dogs. In North America, the expanding coyote ranges and population increase the probability of contact with domestic livestock. To reduce the risk of transmission of N. caninum to intensively farmed cattle, we recommend protection of feedstuffs using canid-proof fences, and careful disposal of dead stock. |
Keywords: | Neospora caninum Coyote Canis latrans Canid Oocyst Definitive host |
Rights: | Copyright © 2004 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.01.001 |
Published version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.01.001 |
Appears in Collections: | Animal and Veterinary Sciences publications Aurora harvest |
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