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Table 2 Parasite detection and histological changes in placenta, foetuses and dams from infected animals

From: High rate of transplacental infection and transmission of Neospora caninum following experimental challenge of cattle at day 210 of gestation

dpi

Animal ref.

Results in studied samples

  

Placenta

Foetus

Maternal

  

PCR/HE/IHC

PCR/HE/IHC

PCR/HE/IHC

14

A

−/−/−

−/−/−

−/−/−

 

B

−/−/−

−/−/−

−/−/−

 

C

−/−/−

−/−/−

−/−/−

28

D

+/−/−

−/+/+

−/−/−

 

E

+/+/+

+/+/+

+/−/−

 

F

+/+/+

+/+/−

−/−/−

42

G

+/+/−

+/+/−

+/−/−

 

H

−/+/+

+/−/−

−/−/−

 

I

−/+/+

+/+/−

−/−/−

52

J

+/+/+

−/−/−†

−/−/−

 

K

−/+/−

+/−/−

+/−/−

  1. †: foetus considered to be infected because of the presence of serological antibodies against N. caninum (Bartley et al., manuscript in preparation).