| seroprevalence and genetic characterization of toxoplasma gondii in three species of pet birds in china. | toxoplasmosis, caused by the protozoan parasite toxoplasma gondii, is one of the most common zoonosis worldwide, affecting a wide range of warm-blooded mammals and birds worldwide. however, no information on t. gondii infection in pet birds in china is available. therefore, this study was performed to determine the prevalence of t. gondii infection in pet birds in gansu province, china. | 2014 | 24690251 |
| spontaneous toxoplasmosis in canaries (serinus canaria) and other small passerine cage birds. | an outbreak of spontaneous toxoplasma gondii infection on an italian bird-farm is described. small passerine birds (serinus canaria, carduelis chloris, carduelis carduelis, carduelis spinus, carduelis cannabina, pyrrhula pyrrhula) showed clinical signs consisting of anorexia, prostration, weight loss, diarrhoea and dyspnoea accompanied by a high mortality rate. clinical, pathological, biological and serological investigations were performed. characteristic lesions and toxoplasma gondii specimens ... | 1986 | 18766519 |