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Extensive production of Neospora caninum tissue cysts in a carnivorous marsupial succumbing to experimental neosporosis.


ABSTRACT: Experimental infections of Sminthopsis crassicaudata, the fat-tailed dunnart, a carnivorous marsupial widely distributed throughout the arid and semi-arid zones of Australia, show that this species can act as an intermediate host for Neospora caninum. In contrast to existing models that develop relatively few N. caninum tissue cysts, dunnarts offer a new animal model in which active neosporosis is dominated by tissue cyst production. The results provide evidence for a sylvatic life cycle of N. caninum in Australia between marsupials and wild dogs. It establishes the foundation for an investigation of the impact and costs of neosporosis to wildlife.

SUBMITTER: King JS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3121614 | biostudies-literature | 2011

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Extensive production of Neospora caninum tissue cysts in a carnivorous marsupial succumbing to experimental neosporosis.

King Jessica S JS   McAllan Bronwyn B   Spielman Derek S DS   Lindsay Scott A SA   Hůrková-Hofmannová Lada L   Hartigan Ashlie A   Al-Qassab Sarwat E SE   Ellis John T JT   Slapeta Jan J  

Veterinary research 20110602


Experimental infections of Sminthopsis crassicaudata, the fat-tailed dunnart, a carnivorous marsupial widely distributed throughout the arid and semi-arid zones of Australia, show that this species can act as an intermediate host for Neospora caninum. In contrast to existing models that develop relatively few N. caninum tissue cysts, dunnarts offer a new animal model in which active neosporosis is dominated by tissue cyst production. The results provide evidence for a sylvatic life cycle of N. c  ...[more]

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