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mBio, 2015 Sarcocystis neurona is a member of the coccidia, a clade of single-celled parasites of medical and veterinary importance including Eimeria, Sarcocystis, Neospora, and Toxoplasma.
Tomasz Blazejewski +18 more
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High-throughput screen of drug repurposing library identifies inhibitors of Sarcocystis neurona growth [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Drugs and Drug Resistance, 2018 The apicomplexan parasite Sarcocystis neurona is the primary etiologic agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a serious neurologic disease of horses. Many horses in the U.S.
Gregory D. Bowden +3 more
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First report of cerebellar abiotrophy in an Arabian foal from Argentina [PDF]
Open Veterinary Journal, 2016 Evidence of cerebellar abiotrophy (CA) was found in a six-month-old Arabian filly with signs of incoordination, head tremor, wobbling, loss of balance and falling over, consistent with a cerebellar lesion.
S.A. Sadaba +8 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2023 Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a neurological disease caused by Sarcocystis neurona. Immunofluorescence antibody tests (IFATs) have been widely used to identify exposure of horses to S. neurona in Brazil.
Thiago Merighi Vieira da Silva +5 more
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Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021 The aims of this study were to determine the seroprevalence of Sarcocystis neurona antibodies in equines in the Ilhéus-Itabuna microregion (BA), and identify possible factors associated with infection.
Samantha Gusmão Pellizzoni +8 more
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Sarcocystis neurona and related Sarcocystis spp. shed by opossums (Didelphis spp.) in South America
Revista Brasileira de Parasitologia Veterinária, 2021 Protozoan parasites of the genus Sarcocystis are obligatory heteroxenous cyst-forming coccidia that infect a wide variety of animals and encompass approximately 200 described species. At least four Sarcocystis spp. (S. falcatula, S. neurona, S.
Luís Fernando Pita Gondim +4 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. +5 more
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Reactivity of Horse Sera to Antigens Derived From Sarcocystis falcatula–Like and Sarcocystis neurona
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2020 Sarcocystis neurona and Sarcocystis falcatula are protozoan parasites endemic to the Americas. The former is the major cause of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, and the latter is associated with pulmonary sarcocystosis in birds.
Waléria Borges-Silva +3 more
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Prevalence of Sarcocystis calchasi in free-ranging host species: Accipiter hawks and Common Woodpigeon in Germany [PDF]
, 2012 The apicomplexan parasite Sarcocystis calchasi (S. calchasi) triggers pigeon protozoal encephalitis, a neurologic disease in columbids. Accipiter hawks have been identified as the final host, and Columbidae and Psittaciformes as intermediate hosts.
Ciruela, Antonio +6 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. +4 more
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