Toxoplasmosis in a Hawaiian monk seal (Monachus schauinslandi)

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 91, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 695-697

  Honnold, Shelley P ^a   Braun, Robert ^b   Scott, Dana P ^a   Sreekumar, C ^c   Dubey, J P ^c  

^a ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE   (United States)

^c AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISEASE INCIDENCE; PINNIPED;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BRAIN; BRAIN INJURY; DIAPHRAGM; GENOTYPE; HEART; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE INJURY; LYMPH NODE; MONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI; NONHUMAN; OCEAN ENVIRONMENT; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; SAG2 GENE; SEAL; SPLEEN; TOXOPLASMOSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMALS; BRAIN; DIAPHRAGM; DNA, PROTOZOAN; GENOTYPE; HAWAII; HEART; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LYMPH NODES; MALE; SEALS, EARLESS; SPLEEN; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, ANIMAL;

MAMMALIA; MONACHUS SCHAUINSLANDI; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 22244455116     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1645/GE-469R     Document Type: Article

References (14)

1. COLE, R. A., D. S. LINDSAY, D. K. HOWE, C. L. RODERICK, J. P. DUBEY, N. J. THOMAS, AND L. A. BAETEN. 2000. Biological and molecular characterizations of Toxoplasma gondii strains obtained from southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). Journal of Parasitology 86: 526-530.
2. DUBEY, J. P., AND C. P. BEATTIE. 1988. Toxoplasmosis of animals and man. CRC Press, Boca Raton, Florida, 220 p.
3. -, AND G. DESMONTS. 1987. Serological responses of equids fed Toxoplasma gondii oocysts. Equine Veterinary Journal 19: 337-339.
4. -, M. M. GARNER, M. M. WILLETTE, K. L. BATEY, AND C. H. GARDINER. 2001. Disseminated toxoplasmosis in magpie geese (Anseranas semipalmata) with large numbers of tissue cysts in livers. Journal of Parasitology 87: 219-223.
5. -, R. ZARNKE, N. J. THOMAS, S. K. WONG, W. VAN BONN, J. W. DAVIS, R. EWING, M. MENSE, O. C. H. KWOK, K. B. BECKMEN, S. ROMAND, AND P. THULLIEZ. 2003. Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis neurona, and Sarcocystis canis-like infections in marine mammals. Veterinary Parasitology 116: 275-296.
6. HOWE, D. K., S. HONORÉ, F. DEROUIN, AND L. D. SIBLEY. 1997. Determination of genotypes of Toxoplasma gondii strains isolated from patients with toxoplasmosis. Journal of Clinical Microbiology 35: 1411-1414.
7. LINDSAY, D. S., AND J. P. DUBEY. 1989. Immunohistochemical diagnosis of Neospora caninum in tissue sections. American Journal of Veterinary Research 50: 1981-1983.
8. -, N. J. THOMAS, A. C. ROSYPAL, AND J. P. DUBEY. 2001. Dual Sarcocystis neurona and Toxoplasma gondii infection in a Northern sea otter from Washington state, USA. Veterinary Parasitology 97: 319-327.
9. MCALLISTER, M. M., S. F. PARMLEY, L. M. WEISS, V. J. WELCH, AND A. M. MCGUIRE. 1996. An immunohistochemical method for detecting bradyzoite antigen (BAG5) in Toxoplasma gondii-infected tissues cross-reacts with a Neospora caninum bradyzoite antigen. Journal of Parasitology 82: 354-355.
10. MILLER, M. A., I. A. GARDNER, C. KREUDER, D. M. PARADIES, K. R. WORCESTER, D. A. JESSUP, E. DODD, M. D. HARRIS, J. A. AMES, A. E. PACKHAM, AND P. A. CONRAD. 2002. Coastal freshwater runoff is a risk factor for Toxoplasma gondii infection of southern sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis). International Journal for Parasitology 32: 997-1006.
11. -, -, A. PACKHAM, J. K. MAZET, K. D. HANNI, D. JESSUP, J. ESTES, R. JAMESON, E. DODD, B. C. BARR, L. J. LOWENSTINE, F. M. GULLAND, AND P. A. CONRAD. 2002. Evaluation of an indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) for demonstration of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii in the sea otter (Enhydra lutris). Journal of Parasitology 88: 594-599.
12. -, M. E. GRIGG, C. KREUDER, E. R. JAMES, A. C. MELLI, P. R. CROSBIE, D. A. JESSUP, J. C. BOOTHROOYD, D. BROWNSTEIN, AND P. A. CONRAD. 2004. An unusual genotype of Toxoplasma gondii is common in California sea otters (Enhydra lutris nereis) and is a cause of mortality. International Journal for Parasitology 34: 275-284.
13. RESENDES, A. R., S. ALMERÍA, J. P. DUBEY, E. OBÓN, C. JUAN-SALLÉS, E. DEGOLLADA, F. ALEGRE, O. CABEZÓN, S. PONT, AND M. DOMINGO. 2002. Disseminated toxoplasmosis in a Mediterranean pregnant Risso's dolphin (Grampus griseus) with transplacental fetal infection. Journal of Parasitology 88: 1029-1032.
14. THOMAS, N. J., AND R. A. COLE. 1996. The risk of disease and threats to the wild population. Endangered Species Update, Conservation and Management of the Southern Sea Otter. Special Issue 13: 23-27.