• A descriptive Study of lectin histochemistry of the placenta in cattle following inoculation of Neospora caninum. 

      Dorsch, Matías A.; de Yaniz, María Guadalupe; Fiorani, Franco; Hecker, Yanina Paola; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Barbeito, Claudio Gustavo; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2019-01)
      The aim of this study was to describe the lectin-binding pattern in the placentas of cows infected experimentally with Neospora caninum. Four cows were inoculated intravenously with 1 × 108 tachyzoites of the NC-1 strain ...
    • A Neospora caninum vaccine using recombinant proteins fails to prevent foetal infection in pregnant cattle after experimental intravenous challenge 

      Hecker, Yanina Paola; Cóceres, Verónica Mabel; Wilkowsky, Silvina Elizabeth; Jaramillo Ortiz, Jose Manuel; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Verna, Andrea Elizabeth; Ganuza, Agustina; Cano, Dora Beatriz; Lischinsky, Lilian Haydee; Ángel, Sergio Oscar; Zamorano, Patricia Ines; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Leunda, Maria Rosa; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Morein, Bror; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2014-12-15)
      The aim of the present study was to evaluate the immunogenicity and protective efficacy of rNcSAG1, rNcHSP20 and rNcGRA7 recombinant proteins formulated with immune stimulating complexes (ISCOMs) in pregnant heifers against ...
    • Abortion outbreak caused by Campylobacter fetus subspecies venerealis and Neospora caninum in a bovine dairy herd 

      Macias Rioseco, Melissa; Caffarena, Rubén; Fraga, Martín; Silveira, Caroline; Giannitti, Federico; Canton, German Jose; Hecker, Yanina; Suanes, Alejandra; Riet Correa, Franklin (Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícola y Pecuarias, México, 2019-11)
      In November 2015, an abortion outbreak occurred in a commercial dairy herd of 650 Holstein cows in Florida department, Uruguay. Forty-five (45) cows aborted within 3 wk. Five fetuses were subjected to gross and microscopic ...
    • Bovine neosporosis in dairy cattle from the southern highlands of Ecuador 

      Maldonado Rivera, J.E.; Vallecillo, A.J.; Pérez, C.L; Cirone, Karina Mariela; Dorsch, M.A.; Scioli, V.; Hecker, Yanina; Fiorani, Franco; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2020-01-25)
      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% ...
    • Controlling endemic Neospora caninum-related abortions in a dairy herd from Argentina 

      Lagomarsino, Horacio; Scioli, Agustín; Rodriguez, Alejandro Martin; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Fiorani, Franco; Bence, Ángel; García, Joaquín; Hecker, Yanina; Gual, Ignacio; Canton, German Jose; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Moore, Prando Dadin (Frontiers Media, Switzerland, 2019-12-12)
      After diagnosis of endemic abortions due to neosporosis in a commercial dairy farm, routes of Neospora caninum-transmission were evaluated in order to choose the best strategy for reducing its seroprevalence and related ...
    • Delayed type hypersensitivity induced by intradermal inoculation of a Neospora caninum tachyzoite antigen in previously exposed cattle 

      Fiorani, Franco; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Hecker, Yanina Paola; Araoz, Virgina; Canton, German Jose; Leunda, Maria Rosa; Pereyra, Susana Beatriz; Corva, Pablo Marcelo; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2019-01)
      The aim of this study was to evaluate delayed type hypersensitivity (DTH) induced by the intradermal inoculation of a Neospora caninum tachyzoite soluble lysate in cattle previously exposed with the protozoa. Four experimental ...
    • Delayed-type hypersensitivity skin test against Neospora caninum in heifers with undetectable specific antibodies 

      Fiorani, Franco; Hecker, Yanina; Cirone, Karina Mariela; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Gual, Ignacio; Campero, Lucía María; Wilkowsky, Silvina Elizabeth; Cobo, Eduardo Rubén; Corva, Pablo; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2020-07-19)
      Delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) has been used in human and veterinary medicine as a skin testing for evaluating in vivocell-mediated immune responses (CMIR). Whereas CMIR is a key process to control intracellular ...
    • Effect of dexamethasone in Neospora Caninum seropositive calves 

      Idarraga Bedoya, Samuel; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Gual, Ignacio; Hecker, Yanina; Leunda, Maria Rosa; Pereyra, Susana Beatriz; Verna, Andrea Elizabeth; Campero, Carlos Manuel; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Moore, Prando Dadin (Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI), 2020-03-09)
      The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Dexamethasone (DXM) on clinical parameters, absolute and differential leukocyte count, specific IgG titers, IFN-γ production and parasitemia in beef calves seropositive ...
    • Epidemic abortions due to Neospora caninum infection in farmed red deer (Cervus elaphus) 

      Soler, Juan Pablo; Moré, Gastón; Urtizbiria, Facundo Nahuel; Hecker, Yanina; Cirone, Karina Mariela; Scioli, Maria Valeria; Paolicchi, Fernando; Fiorentino, María Andrea; Louge Uriarte, Enrique Leopoldo; Canton, German Jose; Verna, Andrea Elizabeth; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Moore, Prando Dadin (Springer Nature, 2022-03-19)
      This study describes for the first time an abortion outbreak caused by Neospora caninum in farmed red deer. During a 5-year period, farmed hinds, naturally mated, were regularly ultrasound monitored to detect reproductive ...
    • Evaluation of frequency of antibodies against toxoplasma gondii, neospora caninum and Sarcocystis spp. and transmission routes in sheep from Humid Pampa, Argentina 

      Hecker, Yanina Paola; Mogaburu Masson, Fernando; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Cora, Juan; Flores Olivares, Carlos; Gual, Ignacio; Pardini, L.; Moore, Prando Dadin; More, Gastón; Canton, German Jose (2018)
      The aim of this study was to describe the frequency of ovine specific antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum and Sarcocystis spp. and to estimate different transmission routes of these infections. One hundred ...
    • First case report of Toxoplasma gondii-induced abortions and stillbirths in sheep in Argentina 

      Gual, Ignacio; Giannitti, Federico; Hecker, Yanina Paola; Shivers, J.; Entrocassi, Carolina; Morrell, Eleonora Lidia; Pardini, L.; Fiorentino, Marí­a Andrea; Rodríguez Fermepin, M.; Unzaga, Juan Manuel; Canton, German Jose; Venturini, María Cecilia; Moore, Prando Dadin (2018-05)
      The aim of this study is to report an episode of reproductive losses due to toxoplasmosis in a sheep flock in Argentina. A total of 15 abortions and 9 stillbirths were recorded in a flock of 190 Texel ewes. The affected ...
    • Frequency of Neospora caninum-specific antibodies in bulk milk from dairy farms from Mar y Sierras Dairy Basin, Argentina 

      Cirone, Karina Mariela; Fiorani, Franco; García, C.E; Armendano, Joaquín Ignacio; Hecker, Yanina; Miqueo, Evangelina; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2021-12)
      The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of Neospora caninum based on the detection of specific antibodies in bulk tank milk (BTM) from dairy cattle farms in the Mar y Sierras Basin by using an enzyme-linked ...
    • Immune response to Neospora caninum live tachyzoites in prepubertal female calves 

      Hecker, Yanina; Regidor-Cerrillo, Javier; Fiorani, Franco; Horcajo, Pilar; Soria, Ivana; Gual, Ignacio; Torioni, Susana Marta; Campero, Lucia; Echaide, Ignacio Eduardo; Alvarez-García, Gema; Ortega-Mora, Luis; Zamorano, Patricia Ines; Venturini, María Clara; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Canton, German Jose; Moore, Prando Dadin (Springer Berlin, 2019-09-04)
      The aim of the present study was to characterize the specific immune response in prepubertal female calves inoculated with Neospora caninum. Forty-eight N. caninum-seronegative 6-month-old Angus female calves were randomly ...
    • Immunization with inactivated antigens of Neospora caninum induces tolllike receptors 3, 7, 8 and 9 in maternal-fetal interface of infected pregnant heifers 

      Marin, Maia Solange; Hecker, Yanina Paola; Quintana, Silvina; Leunda, Maria Rosa; Canton, German Jose; Cobo, Eduardo Rubén; Moore, Prando Dadin; Odeon, Anselmo Carlos; Perez, Sandra (2017)
      Neospora caninum is an obligate parasite and a major cause of abortion in cattle. Pregnancy failures appear to be associated with weak innate defences on the maternal-fetal interface during infection with N. caninum. Herein, ...
    • Innate and humoral immune parameters at delivery in colostrum and calves from heifers experimentally infected with Neospora caninum 

      Maldonado Rivera, J.E.; Hecker, Yanina; Burucúa, Mercedes María; Cirone, Karina Mariela; Cheuquepan Valenzuel, Felipe Andres; Fiorani, Franco; Dorsch, Matias; Colque Caro, Luis Adrián; Canton, German Jose; Marin, Maia Solange; Moore, Prando Dadin (Elsevier, 2021-02-02)
      Neospora caninum is a leading cause of abortion in cattle worldwide. The study of the immune response against N. caninum is critical to understand its epidemiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and, ultimately, in preventing ...
    • 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 ...
    • 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. ...