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    Bovine neosporosis in dairy cattle from the southern highlands of Ecuador
    (2020) Maldonado Rivera, Jaime Eduardo; Vallecillo Maza, Antonio Javier; Perez Meneses, Cinthya Lizbeth; Cirone, Karina; Dorsch, Matías; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Scioli, Valeria; Hecker, Yanina Paola; Fiorani, Franco; Cantón, Germán José; Moore, Dadín
    The aim of this study was to describe bovine neosporosis in dairy cattle from the Sierra region, Ecuador. A case-control study was performed on 841 dairy cattle from 5 dairy herds. The overall seroprevalence was 23.4% having significant association between abortion and seropositivity (p < .05). Additionally, 46 fetuses were recovered from a local slaughterhouse to evaluate the frequency of vertical transmission. Seventeen and 3 fetuses were positive by PCR and had compatible histopathological lesions, respectively. N. caninum infection must be considered as a relevant cause of reproductive losses in Ecuador.