Clinical neosporosis in a 4-week-old Hereford calf

Vet Parasitol. 1992 Jun;43(1-2):137-41. doi: 10.1016/0304-4017(92)90056-f.

Abstract

Most reports of neosporosis associated with abortion in cattle are in dairy cattle and infected calves do not survive beyond 7 days of age. This paper reports neosporosis in a 4-week-old Hereford calf. The calf was full term and appeared clinically normal at birth. At 2 weeks of age, the calf had weakened and was unable to nurse unassisted. The calf was killed at 4 weeks because of paralysis. The primary lesions were in the brain and were associated with Neospora caninum tachyzoites. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining with anti-Neospora rabbit serum.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Apicomplexa / isolation & purification*
  • Brain / parasitology
  • Brain / pathology
  • Cattle
  • Cattle Diseases / parasitology*
  • Cattle Diseases / pathology
  • Female
  • Muscles / parasitology
  • Muscles / pathology
  • Necrosis
  • Protozoan Infections / parasitology
  • Protozoan Infections / pathology
  • Protozoan Infections, Animal*