Preferred Label : neospora;
MeSH definition : A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass COCCIDIA. Its species are parasitic
in dogs, cattle, goats, and sheep, among others. N. caninum, a species that mainly
infects dogs, is intracellular in neural and other cells of the body, multiplies by
endodyogeny, has no parasitophorous vacuole, and has numerous rhoptries. It is known
to cause lesions in many tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord as well as
abortion in the expectant mother.;
MeSH synonym : neosporas;
CISMeF synonym : caninum, neospora;
MeSH hyponym : neospora caninum; Neospora caninums; caninums, Neospora;
MeSH Related Number : txid29176;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with NEUROSPORA, a fungus; infection: coordinate IM with COCCIDIOSIS
(IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neospora;
UNII : txid29175;
Origin ID : D018688;
UMLS CUI : C0242907;
Allowable qualifiers
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- Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Record concept(s)
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- Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
A genus of protozoan parasites of the subclass COCCIDIA. Its species are parasitic
in dogs, cattle, goats, and sheep, among others. N. caninum, a species that mainly
infects dogs, is intracellular in neural and other cells of the body, multiplies by
endodyogeny, has no parasitophorous vacuole, and has numerous rhoptries. It is known
to cause lesions in many tissues, especially the brain and spinal cord as well as
abortion in the expectant mother.
https://www.blv.admin.ch/blv/fr/home/tiere/tierseuchen/uebersicht-seuchen/alle-tierseuchen/neosporose.html
2016
false
Switzerland
French
coccidiosis
neospora
dogs
cattle
carnivora
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