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| + | ==Description== |
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| *Sheep | | *Sheep |
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| **Infection during the second trimester leads to foetal death and mummification | | **Infection during the second trimester leads to foetal death and mummification |
| **Infection during the last trimester leads to a weak or stillborn lamb | | **Infection during the last trimester leads to a weak or stillborn lamb |
− | **Aborted ewes show focal necrotic placentitis with white lesions in the cotyledons and foetal tissue
| + | ==Signalment== |
− | **Diagnosis is confirmed by Giemsa and serology of the ewe's blood
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| + | ==Diagnosis== |
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| + | ===Clinical Signs=== |
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| *Clinical outbreaks of toxoplasmosis are '''sporadic''' | | *Clinical outbreaks of toxoplasmosis are '''sporadic''' |
| **Immunity is acquired before tupping | | **Immunity is acquired before tupping |
| **Significant ill-effects are unlikely if immune ewes are infected during pregnancy | | **Significant ill-effects are unlikely if immune ewes are infected during pregnancy |
| **Not shed from sheep to sheep so predicting outbreaks is difficult | | **Not shed from sheep to sheep so predicting outbreaks is difficult |
− | *Sheep
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− | **Toxovax vaccine
| + | ===Laboratory Tests=== |
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| + | ===Pathology=== |
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| + | Aborted ewes show focal necrotic placentitis with white lesions in the cotyledons and foetal tissue |
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| + | ==Treatment== |
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| + | *Toxovax vaccine |
| ***Live, avirulent strain of ''Toxoplasma'' | | ***Live, avirulent strain of ''Toxoplasma'' |
| ***Does not form bradyzoites or tissue cysts | | ***Does not form bradyzoites or tissue cysts |
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| ***14 weeks before lambing | | ***14 weeks before lambing |
| **The best method of protection is to prevent cats from contaminating the pasture, lambing sheds and feed stores | | **The best method of protection is to prevent cats from contaminating the pasture, lambing sheds and feed stores |
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| + | ==Prognosis== |
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| + | ==Links== |
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| + | ==References== |
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| [[Category:Tissue_Cyst_Forming_Coccidia]][[Category:Sheep]] | | [[Category:Tissue_Cyst_Forming_Coccidia]][[Category:Sheep]] |
| [[Category:To_Do_-_Lizzie]] | | [[Category:To_Do_-_Lizzie]] |