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Title:   Author  item
                                            Dubey, Jitenderitem
                                            TOCIDLOWSKI, MARYANNE - HOUSTON ZOO GARDENSitem
                                            ABBITT, BRUCE - TEXAS VET MET DIAG LABitem
                                            LLIZO, S - HOUSTON ZOO GARDENS
  Submitted to: Journal of Parasitology
                                    Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
                                    Publication Acceptance Date: 6/25/2002
                                    Publication  Date: 7/12/2002
                                    Citation: Dubey, J.P., Tocidlowski, M.E., Abbitt, B., Llizo, S.Y. 2002. Acute visceral toxoplasmosis in captive dik-dik (madoqua guentheri smithi). Journal of Parasitology 88;638-641.Interpretive Summary: Infections by the single-celled parasite Toxoplasma gondii are widely prevalent in animals and humans.  If causes mental retardation and loss of vision in congenitally-infected children.  It is also a significant cause of mortality in zoo animals.  Scientists at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center and the Houston Zoo report, for the first time, fatal toxoplasmosis in dik-dik.  These results will be of interest to wildlife biologists, parasitologists and pathologists.
                                Technical Abstract: Acute toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in 2 captive dik-dik (Madoqua guentheri smithi) in the Houston Zoo.  Both animals became ill suddenly and died in spite of supportive therapy.  Toxoplasma gondii was identified in tissues of both animals immunohistochemically, and antibodies to T. gondii were found in titers of 1:800 or more in both animals examined by the modified agglutination test.  The cause of death was considered to be toxoplasmic pneumonia.  This is the first report of toxoplasmosis in Madoqua guentheri smithi.


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