RT Journal Article
T1 Treatment of Toxoplasmosis and Neosporosis in Farm Ruminants: State of Knowledge and Future Trends
A1 Sánchez Sánchez, Roberto
A1 Vázquez Arbáizar, María Patricia
A1 Ferré Pérez, Ignacio
A1 Ortega Mora, Luis Miguel
AB Toxoplasmosis and neosporosis are closely related protozoan diseases that lead to important economic impacts in farm ruminants. Toxoplasma gondii infection mainly causes reproductive failure in small ruminants and is a widespread zoonosis, whereas Neospora caninum infection is one of the most important causes of abortion in cattle worldwide. Vaccination has been considered the most economic measure for controlling these diseases. However, despite vaccine development efforts, only a liveattenuated T. gondii vaccine has been licensed for veterinary use, and no promising vaccines against neosporosis have been developed; therefore, vaccine development remains a key goal. Additionally, drug therapy could be a valuable strategy for disease control in farm ruminants, as several drugs that limit T. gondii and N. caninum proliferation and dissemination have been evaluated. This approach may also be relevant to performing an initial drug screening for potential human therapy for zoonotic parasites. Treatments can be applied against infections in adult ruminants to minimize the outcomes of a primo-infection or the reactivation of a chronic infection during gestation or in newborn ruminants to avoid infection chronification. In this review, the current status of drug development against toxoplasmosis and neosporosis in farm ruminants is presented, and in an effort to promote additional treatment options, prospective drugs that have shown efficacy in vitro and in laboratory animal models of toxoplasmosis and neosporosis are examined.
PB Bentham Science Publishers
SN 1568-0266
YR 2018
FD 2018
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/111248
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/111248
LA eng
NO Sánchez-Sánchez, R., Vázquez, P., Ferre, I., & Ortega-Mora, L. M. (2018). Treatment of Toxoplasmosis and Neosporosis in Farm Ruminants: State of Knowledge and Future Trends. Current topics in medicinal chemistry, 18(15), 1304–1323. https://doi.org/10.2174/1568026618666181002113617
NO Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España)
NO Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (España)
NO National Institutes of Health (Estados Unidos)
NO Department of Agriculture (Estados Unidos)
NO Comunidad Autónoma de Madrid
DS Docta Complutense
RD 23 abr 2025