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Toxoplasmosis - Cat and Dog (view source)
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==Description==
*Cat
*Cat
**In the intestinal phase of infection only the superficial cells at the tips of the villi are affected
**In the intestinal phase of infection only the superficial cells at the tips of the villi are affected
**Little significant pathogenicity
**Little significant pathogenicity
'''Epidemiology'''
'''Epidemiology'''
==Signalment==
==Diagnosis==
===Clinical Signs===
===Laboratory Tests===
*Serology
*Serology
**Sabin-Feldman Dye test (old method)
**Sabin-Feldman Dye test (old method)
**30-80% test seropositive
**30-80% test seropositive
**Each cat sheds oocysts for 1-2 weeks of its life
**Each cat sheds oocysts for 1-2 weeks of its life
===Diagnostic Imaging===
===Pathology===
==Treatment==
'''Prevention'''
'''Prevention'''
*Cat
*Cat
**If kept indoors, only canned food should be fed and vermin controlled
**If kept indoors, only canned food should be fed and vermin controlled
**ELISA to check if seropositive
**ELISA to check if seropositive
==Prognosis==
==Links==
==References==
[[Category:Tissue_Cyst_Forming_Coccidia]][[Category:Cat]]
[[Category:Tissue_Cyst_Forming_Coccidia]][[Category:Cat]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Lizzie]]
[[Category:To_Do_-_Lizzie]]