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Update on feline toxoplasmosis
Author(s) -
Caney Sarah
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
in practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.211
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2042-7689
pISSN - 0263-841X
DOI - 10.1002/inpr.27
Subject(s) - toxoplasma gondii , toxoplasmosis , cats , disease , obligate , parasitic disease , parasite hosting , medicine , biology , immunology , virology , pathology , ecology , antibody , world wide web , computer science
Background : Toxoplasmosis is the clinical disease caused by infection with the obligate intracellular coccidian parasite Toxoplasma gondii. T gondii is present throughout the world and can affect most mammals. Infection is common, although disease caused by T gondii is rare. Up to 50 per cent of all cats are believed to have been infected with this organism at some point in their life, although the prevalence of infection varies according to the cat's lifestyle and geographical location (Lappin 2010, Dubey and Lappin 2012, Hartmann 2015). Clinical disease often involves the CNS, muscles, eyes and respiratory system and can be fatal in some cases. Diagnosis can be challenging, but many cats respond rapidly and very successfully with appropriate antimicrobial treatment. Aim of the article : This article provides an update of the diagnosis and treatment of toxoplasmosis in cats.