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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR PARASITOLOGY
Volume 34, Issue 2, Pages 159-161Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpara.2004.01.001
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Neospora caninum; coyote; Canis latrans; canid; oocyst; definitive host
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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.
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