Toxoplasmosis

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Protozoal disease
Protozoal disease Toxoplasmosis

Overview

Etiology

Protozoal disease

Host Species

Birds, Cats, Cattle, Dogs, Goat, Human, Sheep and Goat

Clinical Signs

Abortion

Required

Stillbirth

Neonatal weakness

Encephalitis

Pneumonia

Circling

Incoordination

Muscle rigidity

Prostration

Oculitis

Impaired vision

Altered pupillary reflex

Metritis

Placentitis

Mental dullness

Failure to nurse

Dyspnea

Ataxia

Hyperexcitability

Lethargy

Cough

Sneezing

Nasal discharge

Convulsion

Bruxism

Head tremor

Ocular discharge

Photophobia

Miosis

Seizure

Paresis

Paralysis

Vomiting

Diarrhea

Abdominal pain

Jaundice

Diagnosis

Clinical examination

Mouse inoculation

Microscopic tissue examination

Fluorescent antibody staining

PCR

Complement fixation test

Sabin Feldman dye test

Indirect fluorescent antibody test

Indirect hemagglutination test

ELISA

Treatment

Sulfadiazine

Sulfadimidine

Sulfamerazine

Pyrimethamine

Prevention & Control

Prevent contamination of feed with cat feces

Proper carcass disposal

Chemoprophylaxis with monensin in cats

Chemoprophylaxis with monensin in sheep

Vaccination

Controlled exposure immunization

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