Toxoplasmosis as a suspected cause of abortion in a Greenland muskox (Ovibos moshatus wardi).
Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites were seen in the placenta of a late-term aborted Greenland muskox (Ovibos moschatus wardi) fetus in a captive herd at the San Francisco Zoo. The organism stained with anti-T. gondii polyclonal rabbit serum but not with anti-Neospora caninum serum. The dam had a Toxoplasma titer of > or =1:3,200 at the time of abortion and in each of the previous 3 yr (modified agglutination test). The muskox is a new host record for T. gondii.
Crawford
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GC
San Francisco Zoo, California 94132, USA.
Dunker
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FH
Dubey
J P
JP
D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000469:parasitology*; D000372:Agglutination Tests / Q000662:veterinary; D000818:Animals; D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D001724:Birth Weight; D005260:Female; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D010118:Oxytetracycline / Q000008:administration & dosage; D010920:Placenta / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D011206:Povidone-Iodine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D011247:Pregnancy; D012418:Ruminants / Q000469:parasitology*; D013754:Tetracyclines / Q000008:administration & dosage; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*
D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D013754:Tetracyclines; D011206:Povidone-Iodine; D010118:Oxytetracycline