Acute Visceral Toxoplasmosis in Captive Dik-Dik (Madoqua guentheri smithi)

J. P. Dubey; Maryanne E. Tocidlowski; Bruce Abbitt; S. Y. Llizo

doi:10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0638:AVTICD]2.0.CO;2

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J. P. Dubey,¹ Maryanne E. Tocidlowski,² Bruce Abbitt,³ S. Y. Llizo²

¹Parasite Biology, Epidemiology, and Systematics Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Agriculture Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, BARC-East, Building 1001, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350
²The Houston Zoological Gardens, 1513 N. MacGregor, Houston, Texas 77030-1603
³Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory System, P.O. Drawer 3040, College Station, Texas 778431-3040. jdubey@anri.barc.usda.gov

Abstract

Acute toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in 2 captive dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri smithi) in the Houston Zoo. Both animals became ill suddenly and died in spite of supportive therapy. Toxoplasma gondii was identified in tissues of both animals immunohistochemically, and antibodies to T. gondii were found in titers of 1:800 or more in both animals upon examination by the modified agglutination test. The cause of death was considered to be toxoplasmic pneumonia. This is the first report of toxoplasmosis in M. g. smithi.

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J. P. Dubey, Maryanne E. Tocidlowski, Bruce Abbitt, and S. Y. Llizo "Acute Visceral Toxoplasmosis in Captive Dik-Dik (Madoqua guentheri smithi)," Journal of Parasitology 88(3), 638-641, (1 June 2002). https://doi.org/10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[0638:AVTICD]2.0.CO;2

Published: 1 June 2002

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