Fatal systemic toxoplasmosis in a 3-month-old young tibetan goat (Capra hircus).

ABSTRACT:

Background

Toxoplasmosis is one of the most common parasitic infections in both humans and animals. It is a frequent cause of abortion and stillbirth in intermediate hosts, especially sheep and goats but rarely causes fatal clinical form in adult animals.

Case presentation

In contrast, the study reports an unusual fatal case of toxoplasmosis in a young goat naturally infected with type II strain of Toxoplasma gondii. A three-month-old female goat was presented with dyspnea and died few days later. Grossly, lungs were firm, edematous and mottled with disseminated whitish areas. Generalized lymphadenopathy was found. The histopathological examination showed necrotic interstitial bronchopneumonia and necrotizing lymphadenitis with intralesional free and clustered within macroph

SUBMITTER: Pavone S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7640701 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature