Species Neospora caninum Dubey, Ott-Joslin, Torgerson, Topper & Sundberg, 1988

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• Neospora caninum Dubey, J.P., Ott-Joslin, J., Torgerson, R.W., Topper, M.J. & Sundberg, J.P. 1988. Toxoplasmosis in black-faced kangaroos (Macropus fuliginosus melanops). Veterinary Microbiology 30: 97-105.

Distribution

IBRA and IMCRA regions

IBRA

Australian Alps (AA), Avon Wheatbelt (AW), Brigalow Belt North (BBN), Brigalow Belt South (BBS), Ben Lomond (BEL), Central Mackay Coast (CMC), Coolgardie (COO), Cape York Peninsula (CYP), Desert Uplands (DEU), Einasleigh Uplands (EIU), Esperance Plains (ESP), Flinders (FLI), Geraldton Sandplains (GS), Jarrah Forest (JF), King (KIN), Mallee (MAL), Naracoorte Coastal Plain (NCP), New England Tablelands (NET), NSW North Coast (NNC), Sydney Basin (SB), South East Coastal Plain (SCP), South East Corner (SEC), South Eastern Highlands (SEH), South Eastern Queensland (SEQ), Swan Coastal Plain (SWA), Tasmanian Central Highlands (TCH), Tasmanian Northern Midlands (TNM), Tasmanian Northern Slopes (TNS), Tasmanian South East (TSE), Tasmanian Southern Ranges (TSR), Tasmanian West (TWE), Victorian Midlands (VM), Victorian Volcanic Plain (VVP), Warren (WAR), Wet Tropics (WT), Yalgoo (YAL)

Ecological Descriptors

Parasitic (host(s): Canis familiaris dingo Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Dingo (= Canis lupus dingo; faeces (+PCR)); Canis familiaris Linnaeus, 1758 [CANIDAE] Domestic Dog (central nervous system, skin (+ PCR), antibodies (IFAT)); Mus musculus Linnaeus, 1758 [MURIDAE] House Mouse (syn. M. domesticus; brain (+ PCR), antibodies (Western blot) (exptl. infection)); Bos taurus Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Ox (central nervous system, foetal tissues (+ PCR)(+ culture), antibodies (IFAT, ELISA, Western blot)); Ovis aries Linnaeus, 1758 [BOVIDAE] Sheep (central nervous system)).

Associated Fauna References

Al-Qassab, S., Reichel, M.P., Ivens, A. & Ellis, J.T. 2009. Genetic diversity amongst isolates of Neospora caninum and the development of a multiplex assay for the detection of distinct strains. Molecular and Cellular Probes 23: 132-139 (Canis familiaris; Bos taurus)

Atkinson, R., Harper, P.A.W., Reichel, M.P. & Ellis, J.T. 2000. Progress in the serodiagnosis of Neospora caninum infections in cattle. Parasitology Today 16: 110-114 (Bos taurus)

Atkinson, R.A., Cook, R.W., Reddacliff, L.A., Rothwell, J., Broady, K.W., Harper, P.A.W. & Ellis, J.T. 2000. Seroprevalence of Neospora caninum infection following an abortion outbreak in a dairy cattle herd. Australian Veterinary Journal 78: 262-266 (Bos taurus)

Atkinson, R.A., Ryce, C., Miller, C.M.D., Balu, S., Harper, P.A.W. & Ellis, J.T. 2001. Isolation of Neospora caninum genes detected during a chronic murine infection. International Journal for Parasitology 31: 67-71 (Mus musculus)

Barber J.S., Gasser R.B., Ellis J., Reichel M.P., McMillan D. & Trees A.J. 1997. Prevalence of antibodies to Neospora caninum in different canid populations. Journal of Parasitology 83: 1056-1058 (Canis familiaris)

Barratt, J., Al Qassab S., Reichel, M.P. & Ellis, J.T. 2008. The development and evaluation of a nested PCR assay for detection of Neospora caninum and Hammondia heydorni in feral mouse tissues. Molecular and Cellular Probes 22: 228-233 (Mus musculus)

Boulton, J.G., Gill, P.A., Cook, R.W., Fraser, G.C., Harper, P.A.W. & Dubey, J.P. 1995. Bovine Neospora abortion in north-eastern New South Wales. Australian Veterinary Journal 72: 119-120 (Bos taurus)

Dubey, J.P. 1992. A review of Neospora caninum and Neospora-like infections in animals. Journal of Protozoology Research 2: 40-52 (Canis familiaris)

Dubey, J.P., Hartley, W.J. & Lindsay, D.S. 1990. Congenital Neospora caninum infection in a calf with spinal cord anomaly. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association 197: 1043-1044 (Bos taurus)

Dubey, J.P. & Lindsay, D.S. 1996. A review of Neospora caninum and neosporosis. Veterinary Parasitology 67(1-2): 1-59 [Date published Dec. 2] (Canis familiaris; Bos taurus; Ovis aries)

Ellis, J., Miller, C., Quinn, H., Ryce, C. & Reichel, M.P. 2008. Evaluation of recombinant proteins of Neospora caninum as vaccine candidates (in a mouse model). Vaccine 26: 5989-5996 (Mus musculus)

Gasser, R.B., Edwards, G. & Cole, R.A. 1993. Neosporosis in a dog. Australian Veterinary Practitioner 23: 190-193 (Canis familiaris)

Hall, C.A., Reichel, M.P. & Ellis, J.T. 2005. Neospora abortions in dairy cattle: diagnosis, mode of transmission and control. Veterinary Microbiology 128: 231-241 (Canis familiaris; Bos taurus)

Henderson, W.R. 2009. Pathogens in Vertebrate Pests in Australia. Canberra, Australia : Invasive Animnals Cooperative Research Centre 30 pp. (Canis familiaris dingo; Mus musculus)

King, J.S., Slapeta, J., Jenkins, D.J., Al-Qassab, S.E., Ellis, J.T. & Windsor, P.A. 2010. Australian dingoes are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum. International Journal for Parasitology 40: 945-950 (Canis familiaris dingo)

Landmann, J.K., Jillella, D., O'Donoghue, P.J. & McGowan, M.R. 2002. Confirmation of the prevention of vertical transmission of Neospora caninum in cattle by the use of embryo tranfer. Australian Veterinary Journal 80: 502-503 (Bos taurus)

McInnes, L.M., Irwin, P., Palmer, D.G. & Ryan, U.M. 2006. In vitro isolation and characterisation of the first canine Neospora caninum isolate in Australia. Veterinary Microbiology 137: 355-363 (Canis familiaris)

McInnes, L.M., Ryan, U.M., O'Handley, R., Sager, H., Forshaw, D. & Palmer, D.G. 2006. Diagnostic significance of Neospora caninum DNA detected by PCR in cattle serum. Veterinary Microbiology 142: 207-213 (Bos taurus)

Miller, C., Quinn, H., Ryce, C., Reichel, M.P. & Ellis, J.T. 2005. Reduction in transplacental transmission of Neospora caninum in outbred mice by vaccination. International Journal for Parasitology 35: 821-828 (Mus musculus)

Miller, C.M.D., Quinn, H.E., Windsor, P.A. & Ellis, J.T. 2002. Characterisation of the first Australian isolate of Neospora caninum from cattle. Australian Veterinary Journal 80: 620-625 (Bos taurus; Mus musculus)

Munday, B.L., Dubey, J.P. & Mason, R.W. 1990. Neospora caninum infection in dogs. Australian Veterinary Journal 67: 76-77 (Canis familiaris)

Obendorf, D.L., Murray, N., Veldhuis, G., Munday, B.L. & Dubey, J.P. 1995. Abortion caused by neosporosis in cattle. Australian Veterinary Journal 72: 117-118 (Bos taurus)

Quinn, H.E., Miller, C.M.D. & Ellis, J.T. 2004. The cell-mediated immune response to Neospora caninum during pregnancy in the mouse is associated with a bias towards production of interleukin-4. International Journal for Parasitology 34: 723-732 (Mus musculus)

Quinn, H.E., Windsor, P.A., Kirkland, P.D. & Ellis, J.T. 2004. An outbreak of abortion in a dairy herd associated with Neospora caninum and bovine pestivirus infection. Australian Veterinary Journal 82: 99-101 (Bos taurus)

Reichel, M.P. 2000. Neospora caninum infections in Australia and New Zealand. Australian Veterinary Journal 78: 258-261 (Canis familiaris; Bos taurus)

Reichel, M.P. & Ellis, J.T. 2009. Neospora caninum – How close are we to development of an efficacious vaccine that prevents abortion in cattle? International Journal for Parasitology 39: 1173-1187 (Mus musculus)

Stoessel, Z., Taylor, L.F., McGowan, M.R., Coleman, G.T. & Landmann, J.K. 2003. Prevalence of antibodies to Neospora caninum within central Queensland beef cattle. Australian Veterinary Journal 81: 165-166 (Bos taurus)

Williams, D.J., Guy, C.S., Smith, R.F., Ellis, J., Bjorkman, C., Reichel, M.P. & Trees, A.J. 2007. Immunization of cattle with live tachyzoites of Neospora caninum confers protection against fetal death. Infection and Immunity 75: 1343-1348 (Bos taurus)

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