title: Isolation of Besnoitia wallacei in Kenya.
abstract: The development of Besnoitia wallacei was studied in 13 cats fed on tissues of mice and rats previously infected with B. wallacei. The cats were serially killed between Day 1 and Day 16 of infection, and histological sections from the liver and intestines were examined. Asexual stages were seen in both the small intestines and the liver between Day 6 and Day 16 post-infection. Mature microschizonts in intestinal epithelial cells measured 22.6 microns x 14.7 microns (n = 15). Macroschizonts in intestinal lamina propria measured 66.6 microns x 50.3 microns (n = 25). Those in the liver measured 70.9 microns x 55.0 microns (n = 5). Sexual stages were seen in epithelial cells of the small intestines only.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Pathology and Microbiology, University of nairobi, Kenya.
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Ng'ang'a
authors.forename: P W
authors.initials: PW
authors.lastname: Kanyari
authors.forename: W K
authors.initials: WK
authors.lastname: Munyua
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D003048:Coccidiosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D021741:Eimeriida / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000469:parasitology; D007630:Kenya; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology; D051379:Mice; D051381:Rats