Premature expulsion of an embryo or a nonviable fetus caused by parasitic infections, e.g., with Toxoplasma gondii , Neospora caninum (syn. Hammondia heydorni ), Trypanosoma species, Tritrichomonas foetus .
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(2008). Abortion. In: Mehlhorn, H. (eds) Encyclopedia of Parasitology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-48996-2_4
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