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Fatal toxoplasmosis in koalas (Phascolarctos cinereus)
W J Hartley1, J P Dubey, D S Spielman
1Tarongo Zoo, Mosman, New South Wales, Australia.
The Journal of Parasitology
|April 1, 1990
Abstract:
Toxoplasma gondii-like organisms were seen in the heart, kidney, liver, lung, lymph node, spleen, small intestine, and stomach from 2 koalas that died suddenly in a fauna park in Sydney, Australia. Diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining. This is the first confirmed report of toxoplasmosis in an arboreal marsupial.