Category:Media from Ma et al 2015 - 10.1051/parasite/2015030 - Toxoplasma in Giant panda
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(2015). "Fatal Toxoplasma gondii infection in the giant panda". Parasite 22: 30. DOI:10.1051/parasite/2015030. PMID 26514595. ISSN 1776-1042.
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Abstract
Toxoplasma gondii can infect nearly all warm-blooded animals. We report an acute fatal T. gondii infection in the endangered giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) in a zoo in China, characterized by acute gastroenteritis and respiratory symptoms. T. gondii infection was confirmed by immunological and molecular methods. Multilocus nested PCR-RFLP revealed clonal type I at the SAG1 and c29-2 loci, clonal type II at the SAG2, BTUB, GRA6, c22-8, and L358 loci, and clonal type III at the alternative SAG2 and SAG3 loci, thus, a potential new genotype of T. gondii in the giant panda. Other possible pathogens were not detected. To our knowledge, this is the first report of clinical toxoplasmosis in a giant panda.
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