Abstract
Neospora caninum was identified in tissues of one neonatal and two adolescent dogs by a specific immunohistochemical technique during a retrospective study. The histological lesions included multifocal polymyositis, multifocal parasitic myocarditis, interstitial pneumonia, severe multifocal encephalitis and myelitis with perivascular cuffing. This report extends the known range of the parasite to the African continent.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Apicomplexa / isolation & purification*
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Brain / parasitology
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Brain / pathology
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Dog Diseases / diagnosis*
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Dog Diseases / epidemiology
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Dog Diseases / pathology
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Dogs
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Heart / parasitology
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Immunoenzyme Techniques
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Immunohistochemistry
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Myocardium / pathology
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Protozoan Infections / diagnosis
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Protozoan Infections / epidemiology
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Protozoan Infections / pathology
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Protozoan Infections, Animal*
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Retrospective Studies
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South Africa / epidemiology
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Spinal Cord / parasitology
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Spinal Cord / pathology