Abstract
An unidentified Toxoplasma gondii-like disseminated infection was found in tissues of a 2-day-old hartebeest. Protozoal tachyzoites were about 3.5 x 1.7 Microns, had electron-dense rhoptries, and divided by endodyogeny. The organism did not stain with polyclonol antibodies to T. gondii, Neospora caninum, or Sarcocystis cruzi.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Animals, Newborn / parasitology*
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Antelopes / parasitology*
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Antibodies, Protozoan / immunology
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Coccidiosis / parasitology
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Coccidiosis / veterinary*
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Immunoenzyme Techniques
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Microscopy, Electron
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Neospora / immunology
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Sarcocystis / immunology
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Toxoplasma / immunology
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Toxoplasma / isolation & purification*
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Toxoplasma / ultrastructure
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Toxoplasmosis, Animal / parasitology*