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Isolation and Genotyping of Toxoplasma Gondii Causing Fatal Systemic Toxoplasmosis in an Immunocompetent 10-Year-Old Cat
1 Jan 2011
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A 10-year-old male, neutered domestic shorthair cat was presented with fever, anorexia, vomiting, and diarrhea. Serologic testing for Feline immunodeficiency virus and Feline leukemia virus were negative. Fine-needle aspirates of mesenteric lymph nodes revealed the presence of banana-shaped apicomplexan parasites. The cat died after 4 days of hospitalization. Postmortem polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis...
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