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Kristen Baumann Christie Kranz Kristi Kauppi. Case 2. Recap. Small African ungulate 7 year old female, born in zoo Lethargic, ataxia, thin and dehydrated Progressively worse, died next day. Toxoplasmosis gondii. Why? Interstitial pneumonia Lethargic Ataxia Lesions.
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Kristen Baumann Christie Kranz Kristi Kauppi Case 2
Recap • Small African ungulate • 7 year old female, born in zoo • Lethargic, ataxia, thin and dehydrated • Progressively worse, died next day
Toxoplasmosis gondii • Why? • Interstitial pneumonia • Lethargic • Ataxia • Lesions
Toxoplasmosis gondii • Lesions • Necropsy revealed protozoans • Immunohistochemical identification of Toxoplasmosis gondii in the tissue sections and presence of T. gondii in serum samples • T. gondii-associated lesions in visceral tissues
Exam Question • What is one way a zoo animal may be infected with T. gondii? • Feral cats