An outbreak of toxoplasmosis in wallaroos (Macropus robustus) in a California zoo.
Four wallaroos (Macropus robustus) from a central California zoo colony of 22 died within a three week period. Histopathologic findings in all four cases were suggestive of toxoplasmosis. Brain, lung and heart were the most frequently involved organs. Within 4 months of the last death sera from nine colony members were tested for antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii using the indirect hemagglutination test. All nine had serological titers ranging from 1:64 to 1:131,072.
D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D002140:California; D005260:Female; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D008394:Marsupialia; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology