Morales J A, Peña M A, Dubey J P
Cátedra de Patología, Escuela de Medicina Veterinaria, Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
J Parasitol. 1996 Feb;82(1):185-6.
An adult porcupine (Coendou mexicanus) from the National Zoo, San Jose, Costa Rica, died because of toxoplasmosis involving the heart, lungs, liver, and kidneys. Toxoplasma gondii was found in lesions and the diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining with T. gondii-specific polyclonal rabbit antibodies. This is a new host record for T. gondii.
一只来自哥斯达黎加圣何塞国家动物园的成年墨西哥帚尾豪猪因患涉及心脏、肺、肝脏和肾脏的弓形虫病而死亡。在病变部位发现了刚地弓形虫，并通过用刚地弓形虫特异性兔多克隆抗体进行免疫组织化学染色确诊。这是刚地弓形虫的一个新宿主记录。
