Fatal toxoplasmosis in a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites were identified in the myocardium of a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) that died of necrotizing myocarditis. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining with T. gondii-specific polyclonal antibodies. This is a new host record for T. gondii.
Szabo
K A
KA
Department of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, DC 20306-6000, USA.
Mense
M G
MG
Lipscomb
T P
TP
Felix
K J
KJ
Dubey
J P
JP
D000818:Animals; D001715:Bird Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D020307:Eagles / Q000469:parasitology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006321:Heart / Q000469:parasitology; D008099:Liver / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D009205:Myocarditis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology; D009336:Necrosis; D013154:Spleen / Q000473:pathology; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology