Description of a sheep abortion caused by atypical genotype of Toxoplasma gondii in the state of Mato Grosso, Brazil.

Toxoplasma gondii is one of the major causes of abortion in sheep in many countries. We report an episode of a novel atypical genotype of T. gondii-associated abortion in a sheep flock belonging to the Veterinary School Hospital of the University of Cuiabá located in Midwestern Brazil.