Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite of animals. Until 1988, it was misdiagnosed as
Toxoplasma gondii. Since its first recognition in 1984 in dogs and the description of a new …

Humans become infected with Toxoplasma gondii mainly by ingesting uncooked meat
containing viable tissue cysts or by ingesting food or water contaminated with oocysts from …

Canine babesiosis caused by different Babesia species is a protozoal tick-borne disease
with worldwide distribution and global significance. Historically, Babesia infection in dogs …

Toxoplasma gondii infections are common in humans and animals worldwide.
Toxoplasmosis continues to be of public health concern. Cats (domestic and wild felids) are …

Key features: Written by the scientist who named this parasite and was the first to set up
proper diagnostic techniques Serves as the first ever book to provide information on the …

Background Canine distemper virus (CDV) is the etiological agent of one of the most
infectious diseases of domestic dogs, also known as a highly prevalent viral infectious …

Neospora caninum is an apicomplexan parasite that is the etiologic agent of neosporosis, a
devastating infectious disease regarded as a major cause of reproductive loss in cattle and …

Human‐induced landscape change associated with habitat loss and fragmentation places
wildlife populations at risk. One issue in these landscapes is a change in the prevalence of …

Leptospirosis is a zoonotic disease of global importance with significant morbidity and
mortality. However, the disease is frequently overlooked and underdiagnosed, leading to …

Protists of the genus Cytauxzoon infect a wide variety of wild and domestic felids worldwide.
While the American Cytauxzoon felis has been well described, data on the European …