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Detection of Sarcocystis hominis, Sarcocystis bovifelis, Sarcocystis cruzi, Sarcocystis hirsuta and Sarcocystis sigmoideus sp. nov. in carcasses affected by bovine eosinophilic myositis

Food and Waterborne Parasitology
Bovine eosinophilic myositis is an inflammatory myopathy characterized by multiple focal or diffuse grey to green patches leading to condemnation of affected carcasses.
Selene Rubiola, Gastón Moré, Tiziana Civera, Andrew Hemphill, Caroline F. Frey, Walter Basso, Irene Colasanto, Davide Vercellino, Marta Fidelio, Mauro Lovisone, Francesco Chiesa   +10 more
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Survey on Sarcocystis in bovine carcasses slaughtered at the municipal abattoir of El-Kharga, Egypt [PDF]

Veterinary World, 2016
Aim: The main objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of Sarcocystis sp. infection in cattle and buffalo carcasses slaughtered at El-Kharga abattoir, New Valley Governorate, Egypt.
Ali Meawad Ahmed, Nagwa Thabet Elshraway, Ahmed Ibrahim Youssef   +2 more
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Modulation of the host Th1 immune response in pigeon protozoal encephalitis caused by Sarcocystis calchasi [PDF]

, 2013
Pigeon protozoal encephalitis (PPE) is an emerging central-nervous disease of domestic pigeons (Columba livia f. domestica) reported in Germany and the United States.
Gruber, Achim D., Kaspers, Bernd, Klopfleisch, Robert, Lierz, Michael, Meyer, Anne, Olias, Philipp   +5 more
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Sarcocystis cristata sp. nov. (Apicomplexa, Sarcocystidae) in the imported great blue turaco Corythaeola cristata (Aves, Musophagidae)

Parasites & Vectors, 2021
Background Species of Sarcocystis are parasitic protozoa in poikilothermic and homeothermic animals. Out of the 26 valid species in birds as intermediate hosts, none has been reported in those of the order Musophagiformes, such as the great blue turaco ...
Ondřej Máca, David González-Solís
doaj   +1 more source

Incidentally detected muscular sarcocystis with ewing's sarcoma: A case report of a rare combination

Apollo Medicine, 2021
Sarcocystis is an apicomplexan protozoan, such as Toxoplasma and Plasmodium. Human muscular sarcocystis infection is a rarely reported case. The rarity of the reported cases can be attributed to nonspecific symptoms and nonrecognition of the protozoa on ...
Kavita Somani, Pretty Singh
doaj   +1 more source

Molecular differentiation of cattle Sarcocystis spp. by multiplex PCR targeting 18S and COI genes following identification of Sarcocystis hominis in human stool samples

Food and Waterborne Parasitology, 2020
Sarcocystis spp. are protozoan parasites which can infect a wide range of vertebrates, including humans; the latter can act as definitive hosts for two cattle Sarcocystis spp.: Sarcocystis hominis and Sarcocystis heydorni.
S. Rubiola, T. Civera, E. Ferroglio, S. Zanet, T. Zaccaria, S. Brossa, R. Cipriani, F. Chiesa   +7 more
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Molecular detection and identification of three intracellular parasites of retail mutton products in Beijing, China

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2022
Sarcocystis spp., Neospora caninum and Toxoplasma gondii are globally ubiquitous pathogens, and domestic sheep are considered to be one of the intermediate hosts.
Zifu Zhu, Yajie Chen, Xu Yang, Lifang Wang, Qun Liu, Qun Liu, Jing Liu, Jing Liu   +7 more
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Sarcocystis moreliae sp. nov. in the imported green tree python Morelia cf. viridis (Reptilia, Pythonidae)

Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2023
Species of Sarcocystis use various vertebrates as intermediate or definitive hosts in their life cycles. One of these is snakes, whose role as intermediate hosts for these protozoans is scarce; in fact, there are six records, but only three with ...
Ondřej Máca, Ondřej Máca, David González-Solís   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Detecção molecular de Sarcocystis spp. no músculo peitoral de aves de cativeiro da região sul do Brasil

Semina: Ciências Agrárias, 2023
Estudos sobre doenças de aves silvestres são essenciais no contexto da saúde pública, pois esses animais atuam como sentinelas, permitindo obter informações sobre uma determinada área geográfica. Além disso, as aves são fontes de proteína alimentar para
Marta Elena Machado Alves, Fagner D'ambroso Fernandes, Patrícia Bräunig, Helton Fernandes dos Santos, Luis Antônio Sangioni, Fernanda Silveira Flores Vogel   +5 more
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Molecular confirmation of Sarcocystis fayeri in a donkey [PDF]

, 2017
Sarcocystis fayeri is a canine protozoan parasite with an equine intermediate host. Historically classified as an incidental pathogen, recent literature has described the toxic effects of Sarcocystis fayeri in human food poisoning, and highlighted ...
Coultous, Robert M., Raftery, Alexandra G., Shiels, Brian R., Sutton, David G.M., Weir, William   +4 more
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