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Neosporosis in animals—The last five years by Dubey, J.P., Schares, G.

“…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…”
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Toxoplasma gondii infection and toxoplasmosis in farm animals: Risk factors and economic impact by Stelzer, S., Basso, W., Benavides Silván, J., Ortega-Mora, L.M., Maksimov, P., Gethmann, J., Conraths, F.J., Schares, G.

“…The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii is a zoonotic parasite that can be transmitted from animals to humans. Felids, including domestic cats, are definitive…”
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Epidemiology and Control of Neosporosis and Neospora caninum by Dubey, J.P, Schares, G, Ortega-Mora, L.M

“…Neospora caninum is a protozoan parasite of animals. Until 1988, it was misidentified as Toxoplasma gondii. Since its first recognition in dogs in 1984 and the…”
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Ocular toxoplasmosis past, present and new aspects of an old disease by Maenz, M., Schlüter, D., Liesenfeld, O., Schares, G., Gross, U., Pleyer, U.

“…Ocular toxoplasmosis (OT) is considered the most frequent form of infectious posterior uveitis and is caused by the protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii. The…”
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Diagnosis of bovine neosporosis by Dubey, J.P., Schares, G.

“…The protozoan parasite Neospora caninum is a major cause of abortion in cattle. The diagnosis of neosporosis-associated mortality and abortion in cattle is…”
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Molecular identification of Sarcocystis spp. in foxes (Vulpes vulpes) and raccoon dogs (Nyctereutes procyonoides) from Germany by Moré, G., Maksimov, A., Conraths, F.J., Schares, G.

“…•Small intestine mucosal scrapings were collected from 50 foxes and 38 raccoon dogs.•Sarcocystis spp. were detected in 52.6% of raccoon dog and in 38% of fox…”
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A ring trial to harmonize Toxoplasma gondii microsatellite typing: comparative analysis of results and recommendations for optimization by Joeres, M., Cardron, G., Passebosc-Faure, K., Plault, N., Fernández-Escobar, M., Hamilton, C. M., O’Brien-Anderson, L., Calero-Bernal, R., Galal, L., Luttermann, C., Maksimov, P., Conraths, F. J., Dardé, M. L., Ortega-Mora, L. M., Jokelainen, P., Mercier, A., Schares, G.

“…A ring trial among five European laboratories was organized to reach consistency in microsatellite (MS) typing of the zoonotic parasite Toxoplasma gondii …”
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High seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii and probability of detecting tissue cysts in backyard laying hens compared with hens from large free-range farms by Schares, G., Bangoura, B., Randau, F., Goroll, T., Ludewig, M., Maksimov, P., Matzkeit, B., Sens, M., Bärwald, A., Conraths, F.J., Opsteegh, M., Van der Giessen, J.

“…[Display omitted] •An ELISA based on native TgSAG1 (SRS29B) seems to be suitable to detect Toxoplasma gondii-infected chicken farms.•In large organic farms…”
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Neospora caninum abortion in a Malayan tapir (Tapirus indicus) by Peters, M., Osmann, C., Wohlsein, P., Schares, G.

“…•The Malayan Tapir (Tapirus indicus) can be infected by Neospora (N.) caninum as an intermediate host.•N. caninum infection can be transmitted transplacentally…”
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Exploring the life cycle of Besnoitia besnoiti—Experimental infection of putative definitive and intermediate host species by Basso, W., Schares, G., Gollnick, N.S., Rütten, M., Deplazes, P.

“…The biology of Besnoitia besnoiti, the cause of bovine besnoitiosis, is poorly understood. Its definitive host is unknown, and information on potential…”
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Toxoplasma gondii infections in chickens – performance of various antibody detection techniques in serum and meat juice relative to bioassay and DNA detection methods by Schares, G., Koethe, M., Bangoura, B., Geuthner, A.-C., Randau, F., Ludewig, M., Maksimov, P., Sens, M., Bärwald, A., Conraths, F.J., Villena, I., Aubert, D., Opsteegh, M., Van der Giessen, J.

“…[Display omitted] •Toxoplasma gondii concentration in heart and brain of infected chickens was at least 100 times higher than in other tissues.•Almost…”
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Experimental Toxoplasma gondii and Eimeria tenella co-infection in chickens by Hiob, Lysanne, Koethe, M., Schares, G., Goroll, T., Daugschies, A., Bangoura, B.

“…The widespread apicomplexan parasites Toxoplasma gondii ( T. gondii ) and Eimeria tenella ( E. tenella ) are important pathogens with high prevalence in…”
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Analysis of Toxoplasma gondii clonal type-specific antibody reactions in experimentally infected turkeys and chickens by Maksimov, P., Basso, W., Zerweck, J., Schutkowski, M., Reimer, U., Maksimov, A., Conraths, F.J., Schares, G.

“…[Display omitted] •Chickens and turkeys develop a Toxoplasma gondii clonal type-specific IgY response.•Each bird recognised its own peptide pattern, which…”
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The relationship between the presence of antibodies and direct detection of Toxoplasma gondii in slaughtered calves and cattle in four European countries by Opsteegh, M., Spano, F., Aubert, D., Balea, A., Burrells, A., Cherchi, S., Cornelissen, J.B.W.J., Dam-Deisz, C., Guitian, J., Györke, A., Innes, E.A., Katzer, F., Limon, G., Possenti, A., Pozio, E., Schares, G., Villena, I., Wisselink, H.J., van der Giessen, J.W.B.

“…[Display omitted] •Toxoplasma gondii parasites or DNA were detected in 13 out of 401 cattle.•Detection of viable T. gondii in 1.6% of cattle by mouse bioassay…”
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Prevalence and genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii in feline faeces (oocysts) and meat from sheep, cattle and pigs in Switzerland by Berger-Schoch, A.E., Herrmann, D.C., Schares, G., Müller, N., Bernet, D., Gottstein, B., Frey, C.F.

“…The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects almost all warm blooded animal species including humans, and is one of the most prevalent zoonotic parasites…”
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Seasonality in the proportions of domestic cats shedding Toxoplasma gondii or Hammondia hammondi oocysts is associated with climatic factors by Schares, G., Ziller, M., Herrmann, D.C., Globokar, M.V., Pantchev, N., Conraths, F.J.

“…[Display omitted] •Cats shedding Toxoplasma gondii oocysts were predominantly observed from summer to autumn.•Cats shedding Hammondia hammondi oocysts were…”
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Genotyping of European Toxoplasma gondii strains by a new high-resolution next-generation sequencing-based method by Joeres, M., Maksimov, P., Höper, D., Calvelage, S., Calero-Bernal, R., Fernández-Escobar, M., Koudela, B., Blaga, R., Vrhovec, M. Globokar, Stollberg, K., Bier, N., Sotiraki, S., Sroka, J., Piotrowska, W., Kodym, P., Basso, W., Conraths, F. J., Mercier, A., Galal, L., Dardé, M. L., Balea, A., Spano, F., Schulze, C., Peters, M., Scuda, N., Lundén, A., Davidson, R. K., Terland, R., Waap, H., de Bruin, E., Vatta, P., Caccio, S., Ortega-Mora, L. M., Jokelainen, P., Schares, G.

“…Purpose A new high-resolution next-generation sequencing (NGS)-based method was established to type closely related European type II Toxoplasma gondii strains…”
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Evidence for bovine besnoitiosis being endemic in Italy—First in vitro isolation of Besnoitia besnoiti from cattle born in Italy by Gentile, A., Militerno, G., Schares, G., Nanni, A., Testoni, S., Bassi, P., Gollnick, N.S.

“…Until 2009, bovine besnoitiosis had never been considered endemic in Italy and the only report on the disease in this country referred to animals imported from…”
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A new lyophilized tachyzoite based ELISA to diagnose Besnoitia spp. infection in bovids and wild ruminants improves specificity by García-Lunar, P., Ortega-Mora, L.M., Schares, G., Diezma-Díaz, C., Álvarez-García, G.

“…•Besnoitia besnoiti lyophilized tachyzoites were employed in an ELISA for the first time.•The new ELISA (BbSALUVET ELISA 2.0) was validated under the worst…”
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Naturally Acquired Bovine Besnoitiosis: Histological and Immunohistochemical Findings in Acute, Subacute, and Chronic Disease by Langenmayer, M. C., Gollnick, N. S., Majzoub-Altweck, M., Scharr, J. C., Schares, G., Hermanns, W.

“…The pathogenesis of bovine besnoitiosis, a disease of increasing concern within Europe, is still incompletely understood. In this study, disease progression…”
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