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3-D Imaging and Analysis of Neurons Infected In Vivo with Toxoplasma gondii
Published on: December 9, 2014
[Two cases of disseminated toxoplasmosis]
B Stief1, C Kiesow, C Ellenberger
1Landesuntersuchungsanstalt Sachsen, Standort Dresden, Fachgebiet Pathologie/Bakteriologie, Jägerstraße 8/10, 01099 Dresden. birgit.stief@lua.sms.sachsen.de
Abstract:
Two cases of disseminated fatal toxoplasmosis of a pet mouse and a red panda are described. The pet mouse had a private owner; the red panda lived in a zoological garden in Saxony. At necropsy, both animals suffered from a systemic toxoplasmosis. A severe necrotizing hepatitis was the main histological feature in both animals. Parasitic cysts could be abundantly found in the liver, moderately in the brain and in a low number in other organs. With the PAS-reaction, cysts showed a weak staining in the mouse and a strong staining in the red panda. Diagnosis was confirmed by PCR and immunohistochemistry.
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