Table 1.
Background data and isolation of Toxoplasma gondii from white spoonbills (Platalea leucorodia).
| Samples ID | Received date | Sex, age | Clinical signs | Pathological findings | MAT titersa | PCRb | Mice bioassay c |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case#1 | Sep 27, 2018 | Female adult | Loose stools with fresh blood | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Case#2 | Sep 30, 2018 | Female adult | Loose stools with fresh blood | nd | nd | nd | nd |
| Case#3 | Oct 3, 2018 | Female adult | Salivate, depressed, anorexia | Hydropericardium, liver congestion | <1:2 | + | 0/4 |
| Case#4 | Oct 3, 2018 | Female adult | Depressed, anorexia | Myocardial hemorrhage, glandular stomach mucosal hemorrhage, liver congestion | 1:16 | + | 1/5, 4/5, 5/5, 5/5, 2/2, 3/3, 3/3, 5/5 |
| Case#5 | Oct 5, 2018 | Female adult | Depressed, anorexia | Myocardial hemorrhage | nd | nd | nd |
| Case#6 | Oct 5, 2018 | Female adult | Salivate, depressed, anorexia | Myocardial hemorrhage | nd | nd | nd |
| Case#7 | Oct 7, 2018 | Male, adult | Salivate, loose and black stools, depressed, anorexia | Hydropericardium, endocardial hemorrhage | 1:16 | - | nd |
| Case#8 | Oct 7, 2018 | Female adult | Salivate, depressed, anorexia | Splenomegaly, liver congestion, kidney hemorrhage | <1:2 | - | nd |
| Case#9 | Oct 11, 2018 | Female adult | Loose stools with fresh blood, salivate, depressed, anorexia | Pulmonary congestion, kidney hemorrhage | <1:2 | - | nd |
| Case#10 | Nov 11, 2018 | Female adult | Loose and black stools, depressed, anorexia | Enlarged liver and kidney | <1:2 | - | nd |
| Case#11 | Sep 13, 2019 | Female adult | Loose and black stools, depressed, anorexia | Heart coronary fat hemorrhage, liver congestion | <1:2 | + | nd |
a
Titration: 1:2–1:8192.
b
Primer were TOX5/TOX8.
c
No. of positive mice/No. of inoculated mice.
nd: not done.