title: Cerebral cysticercosis in a cat.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Private Bag X04, Onderstepoort, 0110 South Africa. vschwan@op.up.ac.za
authors.forename: E V
authors.initials: EV
authors.lastname: Schwan
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: de Scally
authors.forename: C L
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: van Rensburg
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Durand
mesh_terms: 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