Experimental Encephalitozoonosis in the Blue Fox: Transplacental Transmission of the Parasite |
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| Authors: | S. F. Mohn,K. Nordstoga,O. M. Mø ller |
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| Affiliation: | National Veterinary Institute, Oslo, the Department of Pathology, Veterinary College of Norway, The Research Station for Furbearing Animals, P.O. Box 8156, Dep., Oslo 1, Heggedal, Norway |
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| Abstract: | Spores of Encephalitozoon cuniculi were recovered from foetal and placental tissues from blue fox females orally inoculated with the parasite. The results provided evidence for transplacental transmission of the causative agent of fox encephalitozoonosis. |
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| Keywords: | blue fox encephalitozoonosis transplacental transmission |
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