Difference between revisions of "Toxoplasmosis - Cat and Dog"
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==Links== | ==Links== | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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| + | *Caused by [[Toxoplasma|''Toxoplasma gondii'']] | ||
| + | *Cats are definitive hosts but other species may become intermediate hosts if they ingest the oocysts | ||
| + | *Usually induces antibody response but remains silent clinically | ||
| + | *Often show clinical signs when immunosuppressed | ||
| + | *Involves many different tissues | ||
| + | *Multifocal necrotising [[Lungs Inflammatory - Pathology#Interstitial pneumonia|interstitial pneumonia]] | ||
| + | *Proliferation of type II pneumocytes | ||
| + | *Macrophage and neutrophil infiltration | ||
[[Category:Tissue_Cyst_Forming_Coccidia]][[Category:Cat]] | [[Category:Tissue_Cyst_Forming_Coccidia]][[Category:Cat]] | ||
[[Category:To_Do_-_Lizzie]] | [[Category:To_Do_-_Lizzie]] | ||
Revision as of 18:49, 12 August 2010
Description
- Cat
- In the intestinal phase of infection only the superficial cells at the tips of the villi are affected
- Little significant pathogenicity
Epidemiology
Signalment
Diagnosis
Clinical Signs
Laboratory Tests
- Serology
- Sabin-Feldman Dye test (old method)
- ELISA
- Mouse inoculation for confirmation
- 30-80% test seropositive
- Each cat sheds oocysts for 1-2 weeks of its life
Diagnostic Imaging
Pathology
Treatment
Prevention
- Cat
- Impossible if cat is allowed outdoors due to hunting
- If kept indoors, only canned food should be fed and vermin controlled
- ELISA to check if seropositive
Prognosis
Links
References
dogs
- Caused by Toxoplasma gondii
- Cats are definitive hosts but other species may become intermediate hosts if they ingest the oocysts
- Usually induces antibody response but remains silent clinically
- Often show clinical signs when immunosuppressed
- Involves many different tissues
- Multifocal necrotising interstitial pneumonia
- Proliferation of type II pneumocytes
- Macrophage and neutrophil infiltration