Coyotes (Canis latrans) are definitive hosts of Neospora caninum

被引：427

作者：

Gondim, LFP

McAllister, MM

Pitt, WC

Zemlicka, DE

机构：

[1] Univ Illinois, Coll Vet Med, Dept Vet Pathobiol, Urbana, IL 61802 USA

[2] USDA, APHIS, WS, Natl Wildlife Res Ctr,Hilo Field Stn, Hilo, HI 96721 USA

[3] Utah State Univ, USDA, APHIS WS, Natl Wildlife Res Ctr,Logan Field Stn, Logan, UT 84322 USA

来源：

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY | 2004年 / 34卷 / 02期

关键词：

Neospora caninum; coyote; Canis latrans; canid; oocyst; definitive host;

D O I：

10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.01.001

中图分类号：

R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;

摘要：

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. (C) 2004 Australian Society for Parasitology Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

引用

页码：159 / 161

页数：3

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