Acknowledgement
Supported by : 농촌진흥청
Korean Journal of Veterinary Research (대한수의학회지)
- Volume 38 Issue 4
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- Pages.853-858
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- 1998
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- 2466-1384(pISSN)
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- 2466-1392(eISSN)
Repeated bovine abortion associated with Neospora caninum in Korea
Neospora caninum에 의한 젖소의 반복유산
- Kim, Jae-hoon (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Services) ;
- Hwang, Eui-kyung (National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Services) ;
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Sohn, Hyun-joo
(National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Services)
;
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Jean, Young-hwa
(National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Services)
;
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Yoon, Soon-seek
(National Veterinary Research and Quarantine Services)
;
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Kim, Dae-yong
(College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University)
- 김재훈 (국립수의과학검역원) ;
- 황의경 (국립수의과학검역원) ;
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손현주
(국립수의과학검역원)
;
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진영화
(국립수의과학검역원)
;
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윤순식
(국립수의과학검역원)
;
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김대용
(서울대학교 수의과대학)
- Received : 1998.07.25
- Published : 1998.12.22
Abstract
A case of repeated bovine abortion caused by Neospora caninum is described. The 3-year-old Holstein cow, which was seropositive to N caninum antibody by indirect immunofluoresent assay, aborted consecutively within a 10-month period. Two fetuses of 6- or 5-month of gestation were aborted in June 1996 and March 1997, respectively. Histologically, multifocal necrotizing encephalitis, nonsuppurative periportal hepatitis, myocarditis, and myositis were observed in both fetuses. Tachyzoites or tissue cysts detected in the brain, heart and liver were positive to N caninum but negative to Toxoplasma gondii by immunohistochemical method. The results of our study demonstrate that repeated abortion due to N caninum actually occurs in Korea. This is believed to the first report of repeated abortion associated with N caninum in Korea.