A juvenile cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) died with rapidly progressive pyrexia, tachypnea, abdominal effusion, and hepatomegaly. Postmortem examination revealed lesions consistent with acute disseminated infection with Toxoplasma gondii. The presence of this organism was confirmed in multiple organs by immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction. To the best of our knowledge, we propose this to be the first reported case of primary acute disseminated toxoplasmosis in a cheetah.
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1 September 2007
ACUTE DISSEMINATED TOXOPLASMOSIS IN A JUVENILE CHEETAH (ACINONYX JUBATUS)
Christopher Lloyd,
Mark F. Stidworthy
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Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine
Vol. 38 • No. 3
September 2007
Vol. 38 • No. 3
September 2007
Acinonyx jubatus
acute disseminated toxoplasmosis
cheetah
Toxoplasma gondii