Dubey J P, Carpenter J L
Zoonotic Diseases Laboratory, USDA, Beltsville, MD 20705.
J Am Vet Med Assoc. 1993 Dec 1;203(11):1546-9.
Toxoplasmosis was diagnosed histologically in 9 kittens and 1 queen from 5 liters. In litter 1, four 3-month-old Siamese kittens and the queen were affected. The queen died of generalized toxoplasmosis, and her kittens died or were euthanatized 20, 22, or 28 days later. In litter 2, two of 3 Abyssinian 4- and 4.5-month-old kittens died of toxoplasmosis. In litter 3, an Abyssinian, delivered by cesarean section, became ill 17 days after delivery, and died 2 days later because of toxoplasmic hepatitis and pneumonia. In litter 4, three kittens, approximately 1 month old, were shedding Toxoplasma gondii-like oocysts, and the organism was identified histologically in tissues of 1 of them. In litter 5, one 3-week-old kitten out of 4 became ill. Toxoplasma gondii-like oocysts were found in feces and T gondii organisms were found in histologic sections of tissues.
通过组织学方法在来自5窝的9只小猫和1只母猫中诊断出弓形虫病。在第1窝中，4只3个月大的暹罗小猫和母猫受到感染。母猫死于全身性弓形虫病，其小猫在20、22或28天后死亡或被安乐死。在第2窝中，3只4个月和4.5个月大的阿比西尼亚小猫中有2只死于弓形虫病。在第3窝中，一只通过剖腹产出生的阿比西尼亚猫在出生17天后生病，2天后因弓形虫性肝炎和肺炎死亡。在第4窝中，3只大约1个月大的小猫正在排出类似刚地弓形虫的卵囊，并且在其中1只小猫的组织中通过组织学方法鉴定出了该病原体。在第5窝中，4只3周大的小猫中有1只生病。在粪便中发现了类似刚地弓形虫的卵囊，并且在组织的组织学切片中发现了刚地弓形虫病原体。
