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| Lloyd, C.; Stidworthy, M.F. | |
| Acute disseminated toxoplasmosis in a juvenile cheetah (_Acinonyx jubatus_) | |
| 2007 Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine (38): 475-478 | |
A juvenile cheetah (_Acinonyx jubatus_) died with rapidly progressive pyrexia, tachypnea, abdominal effusion, and hepatomegaly. Postmortem examination revealed lesions consistent with acute disseminated infection with _Toxoplasma gondii_. The presence of this organism was confirmed in multiple organs by immunohistochemistry and polymerase chain reaction. To the best of our knowledge, we propose this to be the first reported case of primary acute disseminated toxoplasmosis in a cheetah. |
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