Fatal Toxoplasmosis in a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

Szabo, K. A.; Mense, M. G.; Lipscomb, T. P.; Felix, K. J.; Dubey, J. P.

doi:10.1645/GE-270R

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Fatal Toxoplasmosis in a Bald Eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus)

K. A. Szabo;

K. A. Szabo

^aDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306-6000

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M. G. Mense;

M. G. Mense

^aDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306-6000

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T. P. Lipscomb;

T. P. Lipscomb

^aDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306-6000

^b6 Aura's Way, Bow, New Hampshire 03304

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K. J. Felix;

K. J. Felix

^aDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306-6000

^cGlenwood Pet Hospital, 3853 Peach Street, Erie, Pennsylvania 16509

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J. P. Dubey

^aDepartment of Veterinary Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Washington, D.C. 20306-6000

^dAnimal Parasitic Diseases Laboratory, Animal and Natural Resources Institute, Beltsville Agricultural Research Center, United States Department of Agriculture, Beltsville, Maryland 20705-2350

^eTo whom correspondence should be addressed. [email protected]

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J Parasitol (2004) 90 (4): 907–908.

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Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites were identified in the myocardium of a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) that died of necrotizing myocarditis. The diagnosis was confirmed by immunohistochemical staining with T. gondii–specific polyclonal antibodies. This is a new host record for T. gondii.

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