| toxoplasmosis in pallas' cats (otocolobus felis manul) at the denver zoological gardens. | in may 1996 the denver zoological gardens obtained two male and two female pallas' cats (otocolobus felis manul) that were wild-caught in the ukraine. these animals were part of a group of 16 wild-caught adults (eight male and eight female) imported to the united states and canada between 1995 and 1996. the denver zoological gardens cats were quarantined at the zoo hospital for approximately i mo. during the quarantine period they were immobilized for physical examination, and sera were obtained ... | 2002 | 12398302 |
| toxoplasmosis in pallas' cats (otocolobus manul) raised in captivity. | manuls or pallas' cats (felis manul, syn. otocolobus manul) are endangered wild cats from central asia kept and bred in many zoos. despite good breeding success young cats frequently die from acute toxoplasmosis. from 1998 to 2002, a breeding pair in the schönbrunn zoo in vienna, austria, gave birth to 24 kittens; 58 % of kittens died between the 2nd and the 14th week of life, mostly due to acute toxoplasmosis. the epidemiology of toxoplasmosis in pallas' cats was examined and a control strategy ... | 2005 | 15796012 |
| seroepidemiology of toxoplasma gondii in zoo animals in selected zoos in the midwestern united states. | toxoplasma gondii infections in zoo animals are of interest because many captive animals die of clinical toxoplasmosis and because of the potential risk of exposure of children and elderly to t. gondii oocysts excreted by cats in the zoos. seroprevalence of t. gondii antibodies in wild zoo felids, highly susceptible zoo species, and feral cats from 8 zoos of the midwestern united states was determined by using the modified agglutination test (mat). a titer of 1:25 was considered indicative of t. ... | 2008 | 18605803 |
| fatal toxoplasmosis and enteroepithelial stages of toxoplasma gondii in a pallas cat (felis manul). | toxoplasma gondii was found in tissues of a six-year-old female pallas cat (felis manul) from the milwaukee county zoo. toxoplasma gondii meronts (types d and e), gamonts, and oocysts were present in the epithelium of the small intestine. numerous unsporulated oocysts were present in the intestinal lumen. the cat died of acute, overwhelming toxoplasmosis. necrotic enteritis, multifocal necrotizing granulomatous hepatitis, and pneumonia were the prominent lesions. | 1988 | 3199337 |
| detection of seasonal weight loss and a serologic survey of potential pathogens in wild pallas' cats (felis [otocolobus] manul) of the daurian steppe, russia. | we measured seasonal changes in body mass and pathogen exposure in wild pallas' cats (felis [otocolobus] manul) in the daurian steppe of russia in 2010-11. pallas' cats lost about 30% of body mass over winter. tests for antibodies to 15 potential pathogens showed that pallas' cats were exposed to four pathogens. two of 16 cats had antibodies to toxoplasma gondii. two had antibodies to mycoplasma sp., and one each had antibodies to influenza a virus and feline leukemia virus. the percentage of an ... | 2014 | 24484481 |
| exploring the ecologic basis for extreme susceptibility of pallas' cats (otocolobus manul) to fatal toxoplasmosis. | recent efforts by north american zoos to establish a genetically viable captive population of pallas' cats (otocolobus manul) have been compromised by high newborn mortality (approximately 60%), primarily because of toxoplasmosis. the basis for this extreme susceptibility to toxoplasmosis is unknown. in the present study, the general health status of wild pallas' cats in mongolia was evaluated, including assessment of basal hematologic parameters and fecal corticoid metabolite concentrations. th ... | 2005 | 16456157 |