| Experimental toxoplasmosis in chimpanzees. | |
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PMID: 5575975 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Two chimpanzees were given by mouth large numbers of viable oocysts of Toxoplasma gondii obtained from the faeces of experimentally infected cats. Before the experiment the first chimpanzee had a positive dye test reaction (1:250), an indication that it had undergone an earlier infection of toxoplasmosis; the serum antibody titres remained unchanged, no evidence of illness was found, and oocysts did not appear in its faeces during the subsequent six weeks. The second chimpanzee showed a negative dye test reaction before infection, and this converted to positive on the 7th day, rose to a peak on the 35th day, and remained high for six months. This animal appeared unwell during the first week, and on the 7th day its blood proved infective to mice; on the 40th day the lymph nodes became enlarged and biopsy specimens of a node and muscle in the 11th week were also infective to mice. No oocysts were passed in the faeces. The presumed cycle in the chimpanzee and in man and the relationships between Toxoplasma and Isospora are discussed. |
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Authors:
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C C Draper; R Killick-Kindrick; W M Hutchison; P C Garnham |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: British medical journal Volume: 2 ISSN: 0007-1447 ISO Abbreviation: Br Med J Publication Date: 1971 May |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1971-07-06 Completed Date: 1971-07-06 Revised Date: 2010-10-26 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0372673 Medline TA: Br Med J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 375-8 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
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Animals Antibodies / analysis Biopsy Blood / microbiology Cats Feces / microbiology Female Hominidae Isospora Lymph Nodes / pathology Mice Muscles / pathology Toxoplasma / growth & development, isolation & purification, pathogenicity Toxoplasmosis* / immunology, microbiology, pathology |
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