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| Research article summary (published 27 Feb 2009): |
Systemic toxoplasmosis and Gram-negative sepsis in a southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) from the Pyrenees in northeast Spain.
Full Abstract
A 6-year-old, male southern chamois (Rupicapra pyrenaica) had an absence of flight response and was captured by hand in the Catalan Pyrenees in northeast Spain. On clinical examination, the animal was in good body condition, and only atrophy of the right eye was observed. Blood samples were collected and hematologic analysis performed, but no alterations were observed. The animal was sent to a Wildlife Rescue Centre, where it developed chronic wasting and died after 32 days in captivity. At necropsy, the animal was cachectic and had edematous, mottled lungs. Histopathologic examination revealed systemic toxoplasmosis and acute Gram-negative septicemia. The protozoan organisms were identified as Toxoplasma gondii based on immunohistochemistry. An indirect fluorescent antibody test was performed, and the animal was positive with an antibody titer of 150.
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Author/s: Marco, Ignasi (I); Velarde, Roser (R); López-Olvera, Jorge R (JR); Cabezón, Oscar (O); Pumarola, Martí (M); Lavín, Santiago (S);
Affiliation: Servei d'Ecopatologia de Fauna Salvatge, Facultat de Veterinaria, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 08193 Bellaterra, Spain. Ignasi.Marco(-atsign-)uab.cat
Journal and publication information
Publication Type: Case Reports; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Journal: Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc (J Vet Diagn Invest), published in United States. (Language: eng)
Reference: 2009-Mar; vol 21 (issue 2) : pp 244-7
Dates: Created 2009/03/16; Completed 2009/06/09;
PMID: 19286506, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 6/9/2009, IMS Date: )
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