| toxoplasmosis in sand cats (felis margarita) and other animals in the breeding centre for endangered arabian wildlife in the united arab emirates and al wabra wildlife preservation, the state of qatar. | the sand cat (felis margarita) is a small-sized felid found in sand and stone deserts ranging from the north of africa to asia, with the arabian peninsula as its centre of distribution. the sand cat captive breeding program at the breeding centre for endangered arabian wildlife (bceaw), sharjah, uae, has experienced high newborn mortality rates, and congenital toxoplasmosis was recently recognized as one of the causes of this mortality. in the present study, one 18-month-old sand cat (fm019) die ... | 2010 | 20570441 |
| fatal toxoplasmosis in sand cats (felis margarita). | the sand cat (felis margarita) is a small-sized felid occurring in the united arab emirates (uae). the sand cat captive-breeding program at the breeding centre for endangered arabian wildlife in sharjah, uae, has until recently been severely compromised by very high newborn mortality rates. two different pairs of sand cats gave birth, respectively, to one and two litters (with a total of eight kittens) between 1999 and 2006. seven out of eight kittens died between the third and 21st wk of life. ... | 2008 | 18816998 |