Neospora caninum abortion in a Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus)
| Autor: | C. Osmann, Gereon Schares, Peter Wohlsein, Martin Peters |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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0301 basic medicine
Pathology medicine.medical_specialty Transplacental transmission 040301 veterinary sciences Abortion 0403 veterinary science 03 medical and health sciences Neospora Pregnancy Malayan tapir biology.animal parasitic diseases medicine Animals reproductive and urinary physiology Perissodactyla Fetus General Veterinary biology Coccidiosis Aborted Fetus 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine 030108 mycology & parasitology Abortion Veterinary biology.organism_classification Virology Neospora caninum Pregnancy Complications Parasitic embryonic structures Parasitology Animals Zoo Female Tapir |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary parasitology. 239 |
| ISSN: | 1873-2550 |
| Popis: | A captive 17-year old female Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) aborted a fetus with a crown rump length of 19cm in early pregnancy. The fetus showed an early state of mummification. Histologically, a multifocal mononuclear encephalitis, myocarditis and periportal hepatitis was present indicating a possible protozoal cause of abortion. Although immunohistologically, Neospora (N.) caninum antigen could not be demonstrated, N. caninum DNA was detected by Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) in brain, heart, liver and lung of the fetus. N. caninum DNA was extracted from the aborted fetus and the microsatellite marker MS10 was amplified by PCR and sequenced. The obtained MS10 microsatellite pattern has not been described in Germany yet. Nevertheless, the MS10 pattern was very similar to those reported for N. caninum isolated from dogs and cattle in Germany. Because of the histological pattern and extent of the lesions, neosporosis was suspected as the cause of fetal death and abortion. This case report describes for the first time transplacental transmission of N. caninum and abortion due to neosporosis in a tapir. |
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