title: [Two cases of disseminated toxoplasmosis].
abstract: Two cases of disseminated fatal toxoplasmosis of a pet mouse and a red panda are described. The pet mouse had a private owner; the red panda lived in a zoological garden in Saxony. At necropsy, both animals suffered from a systemic toxoplasmosis. A severe necrotizing hepatitis was the main histological feature in both animals. Parasitic cysts could be abundantly found in the liver, moderately in the brain and in a low number in other organs. With the PAS-reaction, cysts showed a weak staining in the mouse and a strong staining in the red panda. Diagnosis was confirmed by PCR and immunohistochemistry.
authors.affiliation: Landesuntersuchungsanstalt Sachsen, Standort Dresden, Fachgebiet Pathologie/Bakteriologie, Jägerstraße 8/10, 01099 Dresden. birgit.stief@lua.sms.sachsen.de
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Stief
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kiesow
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ellenberger
mesh_terms: D053822:Ailuridae / Q000469:parasitology*; D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006321:Heart / Q000469:parasitology; D006520:Hepatitis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry / Q000662:veterinary; D008099:Liver / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice / Q000469:parasitology*; D057805:Pets; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000662:veterinary; D012376:Rodent Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000469:parasitology*; D014124:Toxoplasmosis, Animal / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology