Three Persian leopards (Panthera pardus saxicolor) that died from car accidents in Golestan National Park, Iran, were tested for Toxoplasma gondii and rabies virus infection. Acute T. gondii infection was diagnosed in two Persian leopards; no rabies virus was detected. Acute toxoplasmosis may be a factor in Persian leopard road kills.
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1 April 2016
Toxoplasmosis May Lead to Road Kills of Persian Leopards ( Panthera pardus saxicolor) in Golestan National Park, Iran
Somayeh Namroodi,
Alireza Gholami,
Ehsan Shariat-Bahadori
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 52 • No. 2
April 2016
Vol. 52 • No. 2
April 2016