| prevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in dingoes. | serum samples from 62 dingoes (canis familiaris dingo) trapped in five areas of southeastern new south wales, australia were tested for antibodies to toxoplasma gondii. six (10%) of the dingoes had direct agglutination test titers for t. gondii of greater than or equal to 1:64, and four of these animals had t. gondii-specific igm, suggesting recent exposure. | 1990 | 2388361 |
| serological survey of the prevalence of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in rams in sheep flocks in new south wales. | serum samples from 5724 rams on 534 farms in new south wales were tested in the indirect fluorescent antibody test for toxoplasmosis. nine per cent of rams had titres of 64 or higher and 41% of flocks had either one or more rams with a titre of 64 or higher. there were significant differences in the geographical distribution of infected flocks, ranging from 57.8% of flocks infected on the tablelands to 41% on the slopes and 22.4% on the plains. there were significantly more infected commercial f ... | 1982 | 6760848 |
| characterisation of the first australian isolate of neospora caninum from cattle. | to isolate neospora caninum from a congenitally infected calf. | 2002 | 12465814 |
| phagocytic efficiency of monocytes and macrophages obtained from sydney blood bank cohort members infected with an attenuated strain of hiv-1. | defective function of monocyte-derived macrophages contributes to hiv-1 pathogenesis. we found that phagocytosis of the opportunistic pathogens mycobacterium avium complex and toxoplasma gondii was impaired in monocytes obtained from individuals infected with wild-type strains of hiv-1 but generally not in monocytes collected over a 6-year period from sydney blood bank cohort (sbbc) members infected with nef/long terminal repeats (ltr) region-defective strains of hiv-1. however, longitudinal ana ... | 2003 | 14657753 |
| lower respiratory tract infections in cats: 21 cases (1995-2000). | twenty-one lower respiratory tract infections diagnosed in cats at university of sydney veterinary centre between 1995 and 2000 were identified retrospectively. patient records were analysed to determine historical, clinical, clinicopathologic and radiographic features of lower respiratory tract infections. response to therapy was also assessed. infectious agents identified were mycoplasma spp., pasteurella spp., bordetella bronchiseptica, salmonella typhimurium, pseudomonas sp., mycobacterium t ... | 2004 | 15135354 |
| serologic survey for toxoplasma gondii and neospora caninum in the common brushtail possum (trichosurus vulpecula) from urban sydney, australia. | the common brushtail possum (trichosurus vulpecula) has well adapted to increasing urbanization, resulting in greater interaction with humans and their domestic pets. wildlife species in urban areas face a higher risk of exposure to zoonotic pathogens and may be affected by parasites hosted by cats (toxoplasma gondii) or dogs (neospora caninum), yet it is unknown to what extent urban t. vulpecula are exposed to these parasites. antibodies to t. gondii and n. caninum were assayed in sera of 142 a ... | 2006 | 16729682 |
| do free-ranging common brushtail possums (trichosurus vulpecula) play a role in the transmission of toxoplasma gondii within a zoo environment? | to investigate the possible role of common brushtail possums (trichosurus vulpecula) in the transmission of toxoplasma gondii within a zoo environment, a serological survey of a free-ranging population resident within taronga zoo, sydney, australia was undertaken using the modified agglutination test (mat). for comparison, the seroprevalence of t. gondii antibodies was also assessed in a possum population inhabiting a felid-free, non-urban woodland habitat. six of 126 possums (4.8%) from the zoo ... | 2008 | 18281157 |
| vertical transmission of toxoplasma gondii in australian marsupials. | to date, little is known about the dynamics of vertical transmission of toxoplasma gondii in australian marsupials. studies in mice demonstrate that vertical transmission of t. gondii is common and that chronically infected mice can transmit t. gondii to successive generations. in this study, pcr and immunohistochemistry were used to detect t. gondii in chronically infected marsupial dams and their offspring. t. gondii was detected in the unfurred pouch young of 2 out of 10 chronically infected ... | 2009 | 19549348 |
| isolation of toxoplasma gondii from the brain of a dog in australia and its biological and molecular characterization. | toxoplasma gondii was isolated from the brain of a young dog for the first time in australia. the identity of the parasite was confirmed by pcr, western blotting, electron microscopy and cat bioassay. genotyping of the isolate (tgdgau1) was determined by pcr-rflp markers that showed it to be a type ii strain. western blotting demonstrated the presence of igm antibodies to t. gondii suggesting the bitch was probably infected during pregnancy and the t. gondii was transmitted to the pups congenita ... | 2009 | 19556061 |
| first description of naturally acquired tritrichomonas foetus infection in a persian cattery in spain. | tritrichomonas foetus has been identified as the causative agent of feline intestinal trichomonosis, characterized by clinical signs of chronic large bowel diarrhoea. this disease has been reported in cats from the usa, europe and australia. however, its epidemiology is still unclear. the aim of the present study was to describe t. foetus infection in a persian cattery in spain. t. foetus infection was sequentially diagnosed in 20 cats by direct faecal smear examined under the microscope, specif ... | 2011 | 21509446 |
| clinical and pathological features of toxoplasmosis in free-ranging common wombats (vombatus ursinus) with multilocus genotyping of toxoplasma gondii type ii-like strains. | toxoplasma gondii is a cosmopolitan zoonotic protozoan parasite with the capacity to infect virtually any warm blooded vertebrate species. australian native marsupials are thought to be highly susceptible to toxoplasmosis; however, most reports are in captive animals and little is known about t. gondii associated disease in free-ranging marsupials, including wombats (vombatus ursinus). this study describes the clinical and pathological features of eight cases of toxoplasmosis in free-ranging com ... | 2015 | 25463314 |
| multisystemic toxoplasmosis associated with a type ii-like toxoplasma gondii strain in a new zealand fur seal (arctocephalus forsteri) from new south wales, australia. | we report the first confirmed case of toxoplasmosis in an australian pinniped. presence of toxoplasma gondii dna was detected in the brain of a free-ranging subadult new zealand fur seal (arctocephalus forsteri) with nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis, hypophysitis, posterior uveitis, retrobulbar cellulitis, and myocarditis associated with protozoan cysts and tachyzoites. the emaciated seal stranded moribund on a beach in northern sydney in new south wales. histopathology coupled with specific i ... | 2014 | 25123611 |