Toxoplasma gondii Infection in Llama (Llama glama): Acute Visceral Disseminated Lesions, Diagnosis, and Development of Tissue Cysts

Clinical toxoplasmosis has been reported in many species of warm-blooded animals but is rare in camelids. Here we report acute fatal systemic toxoplasmosis involving heart, thyroid gland, stomach, intestine, diaphragm, kidneys, adrenal glands, and liver of a 13-mo-old llama (Llama glama). Many Toxop...

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Published in:	The Journal of parasitology Vol. 100; no. 3; pp. 288 - 294
Main Authors:	Dubey, J. P, Newell, T. K, Verma, S. K, Calero-Bernal, R, Stevens, E. L
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States American Society of Parasitologists 01-06-2014 Allen Press Inc
Subjects:	Adrenal glands alleles Animals Antibodies Bile Ducts - parasitology Bile Ducts - pathology blood serum bradyzoites brain Camelidae Camelids Camelids, New World - parasitology Cerebrum - parasitology Cerebrum - pathology Cysts death diaphragm Diaphragm - parasitology Diaphragm - pathology DNA epithelium genotype Genotyping Techniques - veterinary Heart Heart - parasitology hepatocytes Immune Sera - immunology immunohistochemistry Immunohistochemistry - veterinary Infections intestines Kidneys Lesions Liver Liver - pathology Llamas loci Lung - parasitology Lung - pathology Lungs Male Myocarditis myocardium Myocardium - pathology Necrosis Neospora caninum Parasitology PATHOLOGY Polyclonal antibodies polymerase chain reaction Polymorphism Polymorphism, Restriction Fragment Length Protozoa Rabbits Regular restriction fragment length polymorphism Spleen Stomach Stomach, Ruminant - parasitology Stomach, Ruminant - pathology Tachyzoites Thyroid Thyroid gland Thyroid Gland - parasitology Thyroid Gland - pathology Toxoplasma - classification Toxoplasma - genetics Toxoplasma gondii Toxoplasmosis Toxoplasmosis, Animal - diagnosis Toxoplasmosis, Animal - parasitology Toxoplasmosis, Animal - pathology Ulcers North America Europe United States > US North Dakota Minnesota
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