PubMed · 12043640
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Utah. 1991. Abortion.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12043640/
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This is the first neuropathological documentation of a less known variant of Chiari anomaly type II without cerebellar herniation. It should be established that Chiari anomalies type II and type I belong to the same category of the basicranio-cervical hypoplasia and are not a primary CNS malformation.
The purpose of the present work was to study the epidemiology of Neospora caninum in beef and dairy herds in the Humid Pampas of Argentina. The seroprevalence of N. caninum was evaluated in 2414 serum samples of cows from beef and dairy farms. An indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) was used to determine specific antibodies. The sera was screened at a dilution >or=1:200 and >or=1:600 in cows with reproductive disease antecedents and without them, respectively. Cows without history of reproductive diseases from nine beef and fifteen dairy farms were grouped according to the percentage (> or or <or= to 50%) of seropositive dogs. The analysis of 966 serum samples from aborted cows, demonstrated positive 18.9% (41/216) and 43.1% (323/750) from beef and dairy herds, respectively. Microscopic lesions compatible with N. caninum were observed in 43 of 188 (22.8%) fetuses and/or placentas evaluated. The protozoan was identified in 29 of 43 (67.4%) aborted specimens, being the largest number of positive results in dairy fetuses. The results obtained demonstrate a high association between neosporosis and dairy herds, however, our data also reveals that N. caninum is an important risk factor for reproductive losses in the extensively farmed beef cattle in the Humid Pampas of Argentina.