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Acute toxoplasmosis in pigs in Brazil caused by Toxoplasma gondii genotype Chinese 1.
Parasitology research - 1 Jul 2016
Olinda Roberio G, Pena Hilda F J, Frade Maria T S, Ferreira Jefferson S, Maia Lisanka Â, Gennari Solange M, Oliveira Solange, Dantas Antônio F M, Riet-Correa Franklin
Abstract excerpt
This study reports the clinicopathological, immunohistochemical, and molecular findings from two cases of systemic toxoplasmosis in pigs showing apathy and dyspnea. In the post-mortem examination, severe diffuse necrotizing bronchointerstitial pneumonia with numerous intralesional tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii was observed. The lungs had not collapsed but were diffusely reddened, and the parenchyma showed...
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