TY - JOUR AU - Calero-Bernal, Rafael AU - Horcajo, Pilar AU - Hernández, Marta AU - Ortega-Mora, Luis Miguel AU - Fuentes, Isabel T1 - Absence of Neospora caninum DNA in Human Clinical Samples, Spain T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2019 VL - 25 IS - 6 SP - 1226 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Low antibody titers to Neospora caninum have been reported in humans, but infection has not been confirmed. We used N. caninum–specific PCR to test 600 clinical samples from patients with toxoplasmosis signs but Toxoplasma gondii–negative PCR results. We did not detect N. caninum DNA, demonstrating it is an unlikely opportunistic zoonotic agent. KW - Neospora caninum KW - toxoplasmosis KW - neosporosis KW - parasites KW - PCR KW - Spain DO - 10.3201/eid2506.181431 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/25/6/18-1431_article ER - End of Reference