Research involves ocular and systemic toxoplasmosis in cats.
An experimental model of infection is used to create ocular and non-ocular lesions to study pathogenesis, immunologic consequences, and pharmocologic manipulation of toxoplasmosis. Co-infection with feline immunodeficiency virus is used to provide a model for immunosuppression and opportunistic infections associated with HIV infection. Emphasis on diseases that affect production efficiency and potential food-borne pathogens.