title: Toxoplasma gondii infection in Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana).
abstract: Fatal toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in a Blanford's fox (Vulpes cana) from the United Arab Emirates. Toxoplasma gondii-like tachyzoites were found associated with necrosis in intestine, spleen, liver, kidneys, lungs, skeletal muscle, brain and heart. Protozoal tachyzoites reacted positively with T. gondii-specific polyclonal antibodies. Antibodies to T. gondii were detected in 10 of 12 V. cana assayed by the latex agglutination or the modified direct agglutination test.
authors.affiliation: United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Building 1001, Beltsville, MD 20705-2350, USA. jitender.dubey@ars.usda.gov
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Dubey
authors.forename: An
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pas
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005589:Foxes / Q000469:parasitology*; D008297:Male; D014122:Toxoplasma / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000276:immunology / Q000469:parasitology*
chemical_list: D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan