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Table 5 Percentage of infected lambs presenting brain lesions and/or parasite cysts

From: Endogenous transplacental transmission of Neospora caninum during successive pregnancies across three generations of naturally infected sheep

 

Lesions

Parasite cysts (%)

Characteristic (%)a

Non-specific (%)b

None (%)

Aborted foetuses

100

0

0

18

Stillborn lambs

14

66

20

62

Dead newborn lambs

8

47

45

69

  1. aNecrotic foci surrounded by microglial and mononuclear cell infiltration.
  2. bMild glial foci without necrosis and/or diffused congestion.
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Veterinary Research

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