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      ESTUDIO HISTOPATOLÓGICO E INMUNOHISTOQUÍMICO SOBRE NEOSPOROSIS EN FETOS BOVINOS PROCEDENTES DE MATADERO Translated title: HISTOPATOLOGICAL AND IMMUNOHISTOCHEMICAL STUDY ON NEOSPOROSIS IN BOVINE FETUSES COMING FROM SLAUGHTERHOUSE

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          Objetivo. Determinar la presencia de lesiones, formas evolutivas y antígenos compatibles con Neospora caninum, a través de estudios histopatológicos e inmunihistoquímicos en el sistema nervioso central de fetos bovinos procedentes de matadero. Materiales y métodos. Se estudiaron muestras de cerebro, cerebelo y médula de 108 fetos mayores de cinco meses, provenientes de un frigorifico del municipio de Montería - Córdoba. Los estudios histopatológicos se realizaron mediante coloración con hematoxilina - eosina y los estudios inmunohistoquímicos a través de la técnica de peroxidasa anti-peroxidasa. Resultados. El estudio estableció que de los 108 fetos examinados por histopatología, el 27,8% presentaron lesiones compatibles con el protozoario. Estas lesiones, fueron observadas principalmente en cerebro (24.1%) y en menor número a nivel medular (3.7%). Las lesiones compatibles observadas consistieron en gliosis, meningitis, congestión y hemorragia focal severa. Los estudios inmunihistoquímicos, utilizados para detectar antígenos tisulares del agente etiológico, resultaron negativos. Conclusiones. Con base en los resultados, se puede afirmar que existen alteraciones histopatológicas en el sistema nervioso central de fetos bovinos procedentes de matadero, compatibles con infecciones por el protozoario N. caninum. La coloración inmunohistoquímica para detección del parásito fue negativa, no obstante, no se descarta la presencia del agente por lo que se sugiere la realización de técnicas más específicas como PCR.

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          Objective. To determine the presence of lesions, antigens or evolved forms compatible with Neospora, through histopathological and immunohistochemical studies in the central nervous system of bovine fetuses from a slaughterhouse. Materials and methods. Samples of brain, spinal cord and cerebellum of 108 fetuses older than five months from a slaughterhouse in the Montería, Córdoba were studied. Histopathological studies were performed using coloration with hematoxylin and eosin and immunohistochemical studies used the peroxidase anti-peroxidase technique. Results. Of 108 fetuses examined histopathologically, 27.8% had injuries consistent with the protozoan. Lesions were observed mainly in brain (24.1%) and to a lesser degree in the spinal cord (3.7%). Compatible lesions consisted of gliosis, meningitis, congestion and severe focal bleeding. Inmunihistochemical studies to detect tissue antigens of the etiologic agent were negative. Conclusions. We found histopathological alterations in central nervous system of bovine fetuses from the slaughterhouse, compatible with infection by the protozoan N. caninum. Immunohistochemical coloring for detection of the parasite was negative, however absence of the agent cannot be conclusively determined. We suggest conducting more specific techniques such as PCR.

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          Dogs are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum.

          Dogs were investigated to determine if they are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum. Four dogs were fed N. caninum tissue cysts in infected mouse tissue, and two negative control dogs were fed uninfected mouse tissue. Dog faeces were examined daily for 30 days using a sucrose flotation technique. Three challenged dogs shed spherical to subspherical unsporulated oocysts, measuring 10 to 11 microns in diameter. Oocysts sporulated within 3 days and contained two sporocysts, each with four sporozoites. Outbred, inbred, and gamma-interferon knockout mice were inoculated with canine faecal extracts and monitored for evidence of neosporosis using a variety of morphologic, immunohistologic, serologic, and genetic analyses. Mice that received faeces from each dog observed to shed oocysts were demonstrated to have neosporosis by two or more techniques. One mouse was demonstrated to be infected with N. caninum by immunohistochemistry, ultrastructural analysis, and a species-specific PCR test. No evidence of neosporosis was observed in control animals. Based on this study, dogs are a definitive host of Neospora caninum.
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            A review of Neospora caninum and neosporosis.

            Neospora caninum is a recently recognized protozoan parasite of animals, which until 1988 was misidentified as Toxoplasma gondii. Its life cycle is unknown. Transplacental transmission is the only recognized mode of transmission. It has a wide host range, but its zoonotic potential is unknown. Neosporosis is a major cause of abortion in cattle in many countries. It is also an important cause of neuromuscular paralysis in dogs. This paper reviews information on parasite structure, life cycle, biology, clinical signs, diagnosis, treatment and control.
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              Coyotes (Canis latrans) are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum.

              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.
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                Journal
                mvz
                Revista MVZ Córdoba
                Rev.MVZ Cordoba
                Universidad de Córdoba - Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia. (Córdoba, Montería, Colombia )
                0122-0268
                1909-0544
                May 2008
                : 13
                : 2
                : 1343-1348
                Affiliations
                [01] Montería orgnameUniversidad de Córdoba orgdiv1Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia orgdiv2Departamento de Ciencias Pecuarias Colombia
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                S0122-02682008000200009 S0122-0268(08)01300209
                4b17f932-7746-4da6-8bd6-5e02754f127f

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                : 12 March 2008
                : 30 July 2008
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