Lethal Toxoplasmosis in an Aviary of Kakarikis (Cyanoramphus Spp.) in Australia

J. Hartley; R. Booth; R. F. Slocombe; J. P. Dubey

doi:10.1645/GE-1619.1

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J. Hartley,¹ R. Booth,^2,3 R. F. Slocombe,⁴ J. P. Dubey^5,6

¹Present address: Unit 734, Henry Kendall Village, Maiden's Brush Road, Gosford, New South Wales 2250, Australia);
²Healesville Sanctuary, P.O. Box 248, Healesville 3777, Australia;
³Present address: David Fleay Wildlife Park, P.O. Box 3454, Burleigh Heads, Queensland 4220, Australia);
⁴School of Veterinary Science, University of Melbourne, 250 Princes Highway, Werribee, Victoria 3030, Australia;
⁵United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Animal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Building 1001, Beltsville, Maryland 20705
⁶To whom correspondence should be addressed. jitender.dubey@ars.usda.gov

Abstract

A small outbreak of fatal toxoplasmosis is described in 6 kakariki (Cyanoramphus spp.) in an aviary in Australia. Toxoplasma gondii-like tachyzoites were found associated with necrosis in intestine, spleen, liver, and lungs. Tachyzoites reacted positively with T. gondii-specific polyclonal antibodies. This is the first report of toxoplasmosis in kakariki.

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J. Hartley, R. Booth, R. F. Slocombe, and J. P. Dubey "Lethal Toxoplasmosis in an Aviary of Kakarikis (Cyanoramphus Spp.) in Australia," Journal of Parasitology 94(6), 1424-1425, (1 December 2008). https://doi.org/10.1645/GE-1619.1

Published: 1 December 2008

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