Abstract

Neospora is a recently discovered protozoan that may cause bovine protozoal abortion (BPA) in cows and encephalomyelitis in congenitally infected calves. An indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test has been described for diagnosing Neospora sp. infection in cattle. We report here results using the IFA test on peritoneal and pleural fluids from aborted fetuses, precolostral calf sera, and selected adult cattle. The IFA test employed was the same as described elsewhere, with the following modifications. Teflon-coated slides were precleaned in absolute ethanol and fixed in an-

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