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Topic:Toxoplasmosis ("Toxo")
Name:R Woods	Date:30/09/2005 11:56:39 AM
Email:rwoods@zoo.nsw.gov.au	Phone:

Name	Date Of Event	Posted	Details
T Grillo	15/08/2010	07/09/2010	Australian Society for Parasitology (Latest Newsletter – Aug 2010)-Feature article – collaborative researchers Andy Thompson, Mike Grigg and colleagues and their Toxoplasma gondii research (in woylies). Nevi Parameswaran, Andrew Thompson, Shuting Pan(Murdoch University), Michael Grigg and N. Sundar (National Institutes of Health, USA), and Michael Johnson and Nick Smith (University of Technology, Sydney) had their International Journal for Parasitology article, “Nonarchetypal Type II-like and atypical strains of Toxoplasma gondii infecting marsupials of Australia” published in May 2010. Andy Thompson and Mike Grigg talked to Lisa Jones about their collaborative research. Follow link: http://parasite.org.au/wp-content/uplo ads/2010/08/ASPnewsletterv21i3.pdf
T Grillo	11/06/2009	23/06/2009	Cats Escape Parasite Blame http://www.sciencealert.com.au New findings by Murdoch University's Parasitology research group indicate the domestic cat may be off the hook for introducing the Toxoplasmosis disease to Australia. “We've seen some native animal populations where up to 80 per cent were affected by toxoplasmosis, but all were healthy animals with no clinical diseases,” Professor Thompson said. “This raises the interesting question of how the disease is so prevalent because there are not enough cats in Australia to account for such a high level of disease in native wildlife.”
R Woods		01/05/2007	Recent publication: Toxoplasma Gondii Inclusions in Peripheral Blood Leukocytes of a Red-necked Wallaby (Macropus rufogriseus). Vet Clin Pathol. 2007 Mar;36(1):97-100.
Nevi Parameswaran		05/08/2005	A veterinary PhD student, affiliated with Murdoch University, is conducting a study into toxoplasmosis in marsupials. Her hypothesis is that vertical transmission of T.gondii is an important means of maintaining the parasite in marsupial populations. The student (Nevi Parameswaran) would be keen to come and spend time looking at archived toxo serology records of collections which may be relevant to her study. She would be most appreciative of responses to the following questions, and would like to follow up personally with any promising leads. The study period will be over the next two years. The questions are: In the last ten years: 1) Has your zoo/park had any T. gondii outbreaks in any species? 2) Do you test for T. gondii in your marsupial collection and keep the serological status on record? 3) Have you had any marsupials with positive toxo titres? 4) Do you maintain breeding histories and records of animals? Please reply direct to Nevi: N.Parameswaran@murdoch.edu.au
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