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Neospora and Sarcocystis Flashcards

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DH for Neospora caninum?

A

Dogs, coyotes, dingoes, gray wolves, and possibly other canids

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IH for Neospora caninum?

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Dogs, cattle, sheep, goats, horses, white-tailed deer, and other wildlife including birds and rodents

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DH site of infection for Neospora caninum?

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Presumed to be epithelial cells of digestive tract

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IH site of infection for Neospora caninum?

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Many types of cells with a predilection for the CNS?

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What percentage of abortions in dairy cattle are associated with Neospora caninum?

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10-20%

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DH for Neospora hughesi?

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Unknown

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IH of Neospora hughesi?

A

Horses

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IH of Sarcocystis cruzi?

A

Cattle

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DH of Sarcocystis cruzi?

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Dog

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What is the infective stage for DH with Sarcocystis spp?

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Sarcocyst

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Site of infection for DH with Sarcocystis spp?

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Epithelial and other cells of digestive tract

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Site of infection for IH with Sarcocystis spp?

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Endothelial cells of blood vessels, cardiac and other striated muscle

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DH for Sarcocystis rileyi?

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Skunks

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IH for Sarcocystis rileyi?

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Waterfowl

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DH for Sarcocystis neurona?

A

Opossums

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IH for Sarcocystis neurona?

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Skunks, raccoons, armadillos; experimentally cats

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Aberrant hosts for Sarcocystis neurona?

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horses

18
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What parasite is the main cause of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM)?

A

Sarcocystis neurona

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DH site of infection with Sarcocystis neurona?

A

Epithelial and other cells of digestive tract

20
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IH site of infection with Sarcocystis neurona?

A

Muscle

21
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Site of infection in horses, dogs, cats, raccoons, striped skunks, mink, pacific harbor seals, sea otter, rhesus monkeys and lemurs?

A

CNS

22
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Horses are aberrant hosts for Sarcocystis neurona. What does not form in them?

A

Sarcocysts

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