Fatal disseminated toxoplasmosis in a zoological collection of meerkats (Suricata suricatta)

Two confirmed cases of fatal disseminated toxoplasmosis occurred in an urban zoological collection of meerkats (Suricata suricatta). Both cases are suspected to be the result of feral cats gaining access to the enclosure. Toxoplasmosis has rarely been documented in meerkats. Subsequent to prophylact...

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Autores principales: Burger, Monica, du Plessis, Elizabeth C., Suleman, Essa, Gardner, Brett R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: AOSIS 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6138117/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28397514
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1428
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description Two confirmed cases of fatal disseminated toxoplasmosis occurred in an urban zoological collection of meerkats (Suricata suricatta). Both cases are suspected to be the result of feral cats gaining access to the enclosure. Toxoplasmosis has rarely been documented in meerkats. Subsequent to prophylactic treatment of all the animals and structural changes being implemented within the enclosure, no new cases have been recorded to date. Very little information is available on the disease in viverrids.
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spelling pubmed-61381172018-09-26 Fatal disseminated toxoplasmosis in a zoological collection of meerkats (Suricata suricatta) Burger, Monica du Plessis, Elizabeth C. Suleman, Essa Gardner, Brett R. J S Afr Vet Assoc Case Report Two confirmed cases of fatal disseminated toxoplasmosis occurred in an urban zoological collection of meerkats (Suricata suricatta). Both cases are suspected to be the result of feral cats gaining access to the enclosure. Toxoplasmosis has rarely been documented in meerkats. Subsequent to prophylactic treatment of all the animals and structural changes being implemented within the enclosure, no new cases have been recorded to date. Very little information is available on the disease in viverrids. AOSIS 2017-03-31 /pmc/articles/PMC6138117/ /pubmed/28397514 http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/jsava.v88i0.1428 Text en © 2017. The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/ Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.
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Fatal disseminated toxoplasmosis in a zoological collection of meerkats (Suricata suricatta)
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