SOME FACTS ABOUT TOXOPLASMOSIS :

Toxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease that can cause abortions in small ruminants.

Cats represent a significant risk.

Source : www.salud.carlosslim.org

Infection before 40 days of gestation :

Infection between 40 and 120 days :

Infection after 120 days :

The infected female develops antibodies that protect her through the rest of her life. Thus, in theory, a sheep/goat that gets infected while it is not pregnant will be immunized without

further complications; and a sheep/goat will have only one abortion caused by Toxoplasmosis in its lifetime!

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Source : Dr. John M. King, Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine

WATCH OUT FOR CATS !

THE CAT : PRINCIPAL HOST OF FARMS

D i a g r a m o f t h e d e v e l o p m e n t o f To x o p l a s m o s i s p r o t o z o a n

SOME ADVICE TO LIMIT INFECTION :

WARNING ZOONOSIS!

Toxoplasmosis is zoonotic, and is transmissible to humans.

Source : NADIS animal health skills

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