Work Thierry M, Massey J Gregory, Lindsay David, Dubey J P
Hawaii Field Station, National Wildlife Health Center, US Geological Survey, Honolulu 96850, USA.
J Parasitol. 2002 Oct;88(5):1040-2. doi: 10.1645/0022-3395(2002)088[1040:TITSON]2.0.CO;2.
Toxoplasma gondii was found in endemic Hawaiian birds, including 2 nene geese (Nesochen sandvicensis), 1 red-footed booby (Sula sula), and an introduced bird, the Erckels francolin (Francolinus erckelii). All 4 birds died of disseminated toxoplasmosis; the parasite was found in sections of many organs, and the diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining with anti-T. gondii-specific polyclonal antibodies. This is the first report of toxoplasmosis in these species of birds.
在夏威夷本土鸟类中发现了刚地弓形虫，其中包括2只夏威夷雁（Nesochen sandvicensis）、1只红脚鲣鸟（Sula sula）以及一种外来鸟类——厄氏鹧鸪（Francolinus erckelii）。这4只鸟均死于播散性弓形虫病；在许多器官切片中都发现了该寄生虫，通过抗刚地弓形虫特异性多克隆抗体进行免疫组织化学染色确诊。这是这些鸟类物种中弓形虫病的首次报告。
