Cerebral cysticercosis in a cat.
The metacestode of Taenia solium, Cysticercus cellulosae, was recovered from the brain of a cat showing central nervous clinical signs ante mortem. This is the first record of cerebral cysticercosis in a cat in South Africa.
Schwan
E V
EV
Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110 South Africa. vschwan@op.up.ac.za
de Scally
M P
MP
van Rensburg
C L
CL
Durand
D T
DT
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D002415:Cats; D003552:Cysticercus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D037901:Euthanasia, Animal; D008297:Male; D020019:Neurocysticercosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013019:South Africa; D041201:Taenia solium / Q000302:isolation & purification