• Isolation of Neospora caninum from a beef cattle fetus from Argentina: Immunopathological and molecular studies. 

      Campero, Lucía María; Gual, Ignacio; Dellarupe, Andrea; Schares, Gereon; Moré, Gastón; Moore, Prando Dadin; Venturini, María Cecilia (Elsevier, 2020-07)
      Neospora caninum is an important abortifacient agent affecting mainly cattle worldwide. The aim of the present work was to describe the histopathological findings in a naturally infected beef cow and its midterm fetus ...
    • Microsatellite genotyping reveals extensive genetic diversity in bovine Neospora caninum from the humid Pampa region in Argentina 

      Dorsch, Matias; Regidor-Cerrillo, Javier; Ortega-Mora, Luis; Scioli, Maria Valeria; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin; Hecker, Yanina (Springer Verlag, 2020-10-15)
      Neospora caninum is an apicomplexan protozoan and a major cause of abortion in cattle worldwide. In the Argentinian Humid Pampa, bovine neosporosis causes severe economic losses. Despite this, information on the genetic ...
    • Molecular confirmation of sarcocystis gigantean in a naturally infected sheep in Argentina: a case report. 

      Gual, Ignacio; Bartley, Paul; Katzer, Frank; Innes, Elisabeth; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2017-12-15)
      The work describes a case of Sarcocystis gigantea infection in a 3-years-old Corriedale ewe from Buenos Aires Province, Argentina. The ewe was found dead with a poor body condition. Pathological and molecular studies were ...
    • Morphometric study of encephalic lesions in aborted bovine fetuses naturally infected by two subpopulations of Neospora caninum 

      Dorsch, Matías; Moore, Prando Dadin; Regidor Cerrillo, Javier; Scioli, Maria Valeria; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Canton, German Jose; Ortega Mora, Luis; Hecker, Yanina (Springer, 2021-08)
      Neospora caninum is a major reproductive disease in cattle worldwide. In the Argentinian Humid Pampa, the seroprevalence, incidence of abortions, and economic losses due to neosporosis are considerably higher in dairy than ...
    • Neosporosis in Argentina: Past, present and future perspectives 

      Campero, Lucia Maria; Basso, W.; More, Gastón; Fiorani, Franco; Hecker, Yanina; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo; Canton, German Jose; Cirone, Karina Mariela; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Venturini, M.C.; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2023-06)
      Neosporosis, caused by the protozoan Neospora caninum, was first diagnosed in Argentinean cattle in the 90's. With a national bovine stock of approximately 53 million head, the cattle industry is socially and economically ...
    • Ovine abortion by Neospora caninum: first case reported in Argentina 

      Hecker, Yanina; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Fiorentino, María Andrea; Gual, Ignacio; Rivera, Emilia; Fiorani, Franco; Dorsch, Matías; Gos, María Laura; Pardini, Lais; Scioli, María; Magariños, Sergio; Paolicchi, Fernando; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin (Springer Verlag Germany, 2019-09-04)
      Purpose The aim of this study was to describe for the first time a natural case of ovine abortion associated with Neospora caninum in a flock with reproductive losses in Argentina. Materials and Methods The analyzed ...
    • Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) of the Argentine Pampas as intermediate host for Neospora caninum 

      Scioscia, Nathalia Paula; Hecker, Yanina; Arranz Solís, David; Pedrana, Julieta; Urtizbiria, Facundo Nahuel; Campero, Lucia Maria; Olmos, Leandro Hipolito; Scioli, Maria Valeria; Dorsch, Matías; Fiorani, Franco; Cheuquepan Valenzuela, Felipe Andres; Denegri, Guillermo María; Moré, Gastón; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2022-03-03)
      The Pampas fox (Lycalopex gymnocercus) is the most abundant wild canid from South America. This wild canid inhabits grasslands, open woodlands, and areas highly modified by extensive ranching and agricultural activities. ...
    • Parasitemia and Associated Immune Response in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Beef Cows 

      Gual, Ignacio; Campero, Lucia Maria; Hecker, Yanina; Regidor-Cerrillo, Javier; Leunda, Maria Rosa; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Torioni, Susana Marta; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo; Estein, Silvia; Ortega Mora, Luis Miguel; Moore, Prando Dadin (Frontiers Media, 2022-06)
      The aim of this longitudinal study was to characterize the parasitemia of Neospora caninum and the associated immunological parameters in naturally infected beef cows for 10 months. The following groups were established: ...
    • Phenotypic characterization of immune cells in fetal tissues of cattle immunized and challenged with Neospora caninum 

      Rivera Maldonado, Juan E.; Delay, Josepha; Hecker, Yanina; Monterubbianesi, María Gloria; Canton, German Jose; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2019-11)
      The purpose of this work was to characterize the cellular phenotype in inflammatory infiltrates of fetal tissues from pregnant heifers immunized and experimentally challenged with Neospora caninum. Fetuses from 20 heifers ...
    • Reactivation and foetal infection in pregnant heifers infected with neospora caninum live tachyzoites at prepubertal age 

      Hecker, Yanina; Burucúa, Mercedes María; Fiorani, Franco; Maldonado Rivera, Jaime; Cirone, Karina Mariela; Dorsch, Matías; Cheuquepan Valenzuela, Felipe; Campero, Lucia Maria; Canton, German Jose; Marín, Maia; Ortega Mora, Luis; Moore, Prando Dadin (MDPI, 2022-07-25)
      Neospora caninum is recognised for causing cattle abortion, provoking severe economic losses in the livestock industry worldwide. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the reactivation and foetal infection in pregnant ...
    • Spatial–temporal trends and economic losses associated with bovine abortifacients in central Argentina 

      Canton, German Jose; Moreno, Fabiana Carina; Fiorentino, María Andrea; Hecker, Yanina; Spetter, Lucas Maximiliano; Fiorani, Franco; Monterubbianesi, María Gloria; Garcia, Juan Angel; González Altamiranda, Erika; Cirone, Karina Mariela; Louge Uriarte, Enrique Leopoldo; Verna, Andrea Elizabeth; Marin, Maia; Cheuquepan Valenzuela, Felipe Andres; Malena, Rosana Claudia; Morsella, Claudia Graciela; Paolicchi, Fernando; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Moore, Prando Dadin (Springer, 2022-07-30)
      The aims of this work are, firstly, to provide the geolocalization of cases of bovine abortion with definitive diagnosis and, secondly, to estimate the economic losses due to the most frequent abortifacients diagnosed ...
    • Transplacental infection by bovine alphaherpesvirus type 1 induces protein expression of COX-2, iNOS and inflammatory cytokines in fetal lungs and placentas 

      Burucúa, Mercedes María; Risalde, María; Cheuquepan Valenzuel, Felipe Andres; Quintana, Silvina; Pérez, Sandra; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Agulló-Ros, Irene; Scioli, Maria Valeria; Barbeito, Claudio; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Marin, Maia Solange (Elsevier, 2023-11-05)
      Bovine alphaherpesvirus type 1 (BoAHV-1) is associated with respiratory and reproductive syndromes. Until present the immunologic mechanisms involved in BoAHV-1 abortion are partially known. We studied key elements of the ...
    • Vacas abortadas 

      Canton, German Jose; Fiorentino, María Andrea; Louge Uriarte, Enrique Leopoldo; Moore, Prando Dadin (Ediciones INTA, 2023-12)
      La identificación de vientres que perdieron la gestación es dificultosa en las condiciones de los sistemas de producción extensiva. Frecuentemente, estos vientres suelen identificarse una vez que terminan de parir la mayoría ...