Acute Disseminated Toxoplasmosis in a Captive Three-toed Sloth (Bradypus tridactylus)

Fatal toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in a captive three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), an arboreal species of the tropical rainforests of South and Central America. In view of its specialized lifestyle and ecosystem and its low metabolic rate, B. tridactylus would seem to warrant further investigat...

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Published in:Journal of comparative pathology 2001-08, Vol.125 (2-3), p.228-231
Main Authors: Tuúry, E., Costa Messias, A., Belák, K., Gimeno, E.J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acute Disease
Animals
Antigens, Protozoan - analysis
Fatal Outcome
Immunoenzyme Techniques - veterinary
Liver - parasitology
Liver - pathology
Lung - parasitology
Lung - pathology
Sloths - parasitology
Spleen - parasitology
Spleen - pathology
Toxoplasma - immunology
Toxoplasma - isolation & purification
Toxoplasma - physiology
Toxoplasmosis, Animal - immunology
Toxoplasmosis, Animal - pathology
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Summary:Fatal toxoplasmosis was diagnosed in a captive three-toed sloth (Bradypus tridactylus), an arboreal species of the tropical rainforests of South and Central America. In view of its specialized lifestyle and ecosystem and its low metabolic rate, B. tridactylus would seem to warrant further investigation in respect of its susceptibility toToxoplasma gondii .
ISSN:0021-9975
1532-3129
DOI:10.1053/jcpa.2001.0495