| prevalence and isolation of toxoplasma gondii from white-tailed deer in alabama. | nineteen white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus) from 5 counties in alabama were examined for infection with toxoplasma gondii. twenty-gram samples of heart tissue were bioassayed in mice, serum was examined for t. gondii antibodies using the direct agglutination test, and sections of heart muscle were examined histologically for tissue cysts. toxoplasma gondii was isolated from 4 of 19 (21%) white-tailed deer hearts. antibody titers of greater than or equal to 1:50 were found in sera from 7 ... | 1991 | 1992096 |
| prenatal screening of pregnant women for infections caused by cytomegalovirus, epstein-barr virus, herpesvirus, rubella, and toxoplasma gondii. | a service-oriented screening program for serologic detection of viral and parasitic infections during gestation is described for three different population groups. significance of a determination of primary cytomegalovirus infection is documented. a screening program for detection of immunity to rubella is recommended, but the feasibility of similar programs for herpes simplex virus and epstein-barr virus warrants further study. because of the low frequency of toxoplasmosis, education of patient ... | 1983 | 6297301 |
| toxoplasmosis infection associated with eating undercooked venison. | toxoplasmosis infection was documented in one alabama and two south carolina deer hunters in 1980. all three cases were acutely ill and required hospitalization. physical findings included fever, leukopenia, and abnormal liver function tests. two of the three patients showed infiltrates on chest x-ray. all three hunters had recently consumed raw or nearly raw venison and lacked other known risk factors for toxoplasmosis such as cat contact or eating other undercooked meats. in a serosurvey and q ... | 1983 | 6650484 |
| prevalence of encysted toxoplasma gondii in raptors from alabama. | little is known about the prevalence of encysted toxoplasma gondii in wild birds. we examined the hearts and breast muscles from 101 raptors for encysted t. gondii. all of the raptors had been submitted for necropsy to the state veterinary diagnostic laboratory, auburn, alabama. tissues were digested in acid-pepsin solution and inoculated into groups of 3-5 laboratory mice. toxoplasma gondii was isolated from 27 of 101 (26.7%) raptors: 8 of 12 (66.7%) red-shouldered hawks (buteo lineatus), 13 of ... | 1993 | 8277379 |
| disseminated toxoplasmosis in a captive ring-tailed lemur (lemur catta). | a 3-yr-old secundiparous female ring-tailed lemur presented to the auburn university small animal clinic with signs of dyspnea, lethargy, and anorexia. the animal died before she could be examined, and a full necropsy was immediately performed. provisional necropsy findings included moderate pneumonia and hepatopathy. acute interstitial pneumonia and focal hepatocellular necrosis were confirmed histologically. lung impression smears, histopathology, electron microscopy, immunohistochemistry, and ... | 2004 | 15357101 |
| genetic characterization of toxoplasma gondii in wildlife from alabama, usa. | the genetic diversity of toxoplasma gondii circulating in wildlife is of interest to understand the transmission of this parasite in the environment. in the present study, we genetically characterized five t. gondii isolates from different wild animals including two isolates from a bobcat (lynx rufus), one from a red-shouldered hawk (buteo lineatus), one from a white-tailed deer (odocoileus virginianus), and one from a bald eagle (haliaeetus leucocephalus). genotyping of these samples using 11 p ... | 2013 | 23160892 |