TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Toxoplasmosis may lead to road kills of persian leopards ( Panthera pardus saxicolor) in Golestan national park, Iran JO - Journal of wildlife disease A1 - Namroodi, Somayeh A1 - Gholami, Alireza A1 - Shariat-Bahadori, Ehsan SP - 436 EP - 438 VL - 52 IS - 2 N2 - Three Persian leopards ( Panthera pardus saxicolor) that died from car accidents in Golestan National Park, Iran, were examined for Toxoplasma gondii and rabies virus infection. Acute T. gondii infection was diagnosed in two Persian leopards but no rabies virus was detected. Acute toxoplasmosis may be one of the factors leading to Persian leopard road kills.
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LA - en SN - 0090-3558 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.7589/2015-08-212 ID - ref1 ER -