Toxoplasmosis in a calf.
Gross post mortem and histopathological changes are described in a calf with toxoplasmosis. The major pathological changes were restricted to the lungs and kidneys and comprised interstitial pneumonia with multifocal necrosis, and glomerular necrosis. Many pseudocysts were present in both organs. The calf had been in close contact with young cats, one of which was killed and examined and shown to have a high antibody titre to Toxoplasma gondii, although there was little histological evidence of infection. No antibodies to toxoplasma were detected in serum from the dam of the calf, and accordingly, it is suggested that the cat was the source of infection for the calf.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000473:pathology* / Q000635:transmission