Abortifacient pathogens induce substantial economic losses in the livestock industry worldwide, and many of these pathogens are zoonotic, impacting human health. (bvsalud.org)
They may also be used alone or with other drugs to induce abortions (ABORTIFACIENTS). (lookformedical.com)
Zoonotic4
We did not detect N. caninum DNA, demonstrating it is an unlikely opportunistic zoonotic agent. (cdc.gov)
We believe N. caninum parasites are an unlikely opportunistic zoonotic agent. (cdc.gov)
Therefore, we developed and validated a novel multiplex real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) method based on high-resolution melting (HRM) curve analysis to simultaneously detect and differentiate four zoonotic abortifacient agents in cattle, goats, and sheep. (bvsalud.org)
Our HRM assay generated four well-separated melting peaks allowing the differentiation between the four zoonotic abortifacients. (bvsalud.org)
Neospora3
The coccidian parasite Neospora caninum (Apicomplexa: Sarcocystidae) is a major abortifacient agent in ruminants, especially cattle. (cdc.gov)
The parasite Neospora caninum is an important abortifacient agent in cattle worldwide. (biomedcentral.com)
The obligate-intracellular protozoan parasite Neospora caninum is a major cause of reproductive failure in cattle worldwide. (biomedcentral.com)
Seroprevalence1
2019). However, the seroprevalence study of chlamydia was carried out in cattle in 1985 (Domenech, Trap and Gaumont, 1985). (researchsquare.com)