ABSTRACT

T. gondii is thought to infect virtually all warm-blooded animals. In this chapter I have lumped all hosts not discussed in Chapters 2-18.

19.2 MISCELLANEOUS ANIMALS

Serologic prevalence is summarized in Table 19.1. da Silva et al.207b found T. gondii antibodies in 1 of 3 six-banded armadillo (Euphractus sexcinctus) and 2 of 9 nine-banded armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) from Brazil; T. gondii was isolated from tissues of 2 of 3 E. sexcnctus. Cases of fatal toxoplasmosis are summarized in Table 19.2.