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Serologic responses of cats against experimental Sarcocystis neurona infections

Veterinary Parasitology, 2002
Sarcocystis neurona is the most important cause of a neurologic disease of horses, equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). Cats and other carnivores can act as its intermediate hosts and horses are aberrant hosts. Little is known of the sero-epidemiology of S. neurona infections in cats. In the present study, antibodies to S.
J P, Dubey, D S, Lindsay, W J A, Saville
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What Makes Sarcocystis neurona So Special?

Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 2007
A lmost 15 years have passed since Jitender P. Dubey and colleagues proposed that the agent causing equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is the protozoan parasite Sarcocystis neurona. EPM is a progressive and potentially fatal neurodegenerative disease.
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Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis neurona, and Sarcocystis canis-like infections in marine mammals

Veterinary Parasitology, 2003
Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, Sarcocystis neurona, and S. canis are related protozoans that can cause mortality in many species of domestic and wild animals. Recently, T. gondii and S. neurona were recognized to cause encephalitis in marine mammals. As yet, there is no report of natural exposure of N. caninum in marine mammals.
J P, Dubey, R, Zarnke, N J, Thomas, S K, Wong, W, Van Bonn, M, Briggs, J W, Davis, R, Ewing, M, Mense, O C H, Kwok, S, Romand, P, Thulliez   +11 more
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A review of Sarcocystis neurona and equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM)

Veterinary Parasitology, 2001
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a serious neurological disease of horses in the Americas. The protozoan most commonly associated with EPM is Sarcocystis neurona. The complete life cycle of S. neurona is unknown, including its natural intermediate host that harbors its sarcocyst. Opossums (Didelphis virginiana, Didelphis albiventris) are its
J P, Dubey, D S, Lindsay, W J, Saville, S M, Reed, D E, Granstrom, C A, Speer   +5 more
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Experimental inoculation of domestic cats (Felis domesticus) with Sarcocystis neurona or S. neurona-like merozoites

Veterinary Parasitology, 2002
Sarcocystis neurona is the parasite most commonly associated with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). Recently, cats (Felis domesticus) have been demonstrated to be an experimental intermediate host in the life cycle of S. neurona. This study was performed to determine if cats experimentally inoculated with culture-derived S.
M, Butcher, J, Lakritz, A, Halaney, K, Branson, G D, Gupta, J, Kreeger, A E, Marsh   +6 more
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Sarcocystis neurona retinochoroiditis in a sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni)

Veterinary Parasitology, 2011
Sarcocystis neurona is an important cause of fatal disease in sea otters in the USA. Encephalitis is the predominant lesion and parasites are confined to the central nervous system and muscles. Here we report retinochoroiditis in a sea otter (Enhydra lutris kenyoni) found dead on Copalis Beach, WA, USA.
J P, Dubey, N J, Thomas
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Sequence comparison of Sarcocystis neurona surface antigen from multiple isolates

Veterinary Parasitology, 2003
Sarcocystis neurona is responsible for equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) and is phylogenetically closely related to Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora spp. There has been major progress in evaluating immunodominant and surface proteins of T. gondii and Neospora spp.; however, there is a paucity of data on the proteins or genes from S. neurona and S.
C, Hyun, G D, Gupta, A E, Marsh
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Molecular typing of Sarcocystis neurona: Current status and future trends

Veterinary Parasitology, 2007
Sarcocystis neurona is an important protozoal pathogen because it causes the serious neurological disease equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). The capacity of this organism to cause a wide spectrum of neurological signs in horses and the broad geographic distribution of observed cases in the Americas drive the need for sensitive, reliable and ...
Hany M, Elsheikha, Linda S, Mansfield
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Comparison of the Internal Transcribed Spacer, ITS-1, from Sarcocystis falcatula Isolates and Sarcocystis neurona

The Journal of Parasitology, 1999
The genetic diversity among 6 Sarcocystis falcatula isolates derived from geographically distinct regions in the U.S.A. was detected using the first internal transcribed spacer region 1 (ITS-1) of the rRNA gene. These sequences were then compared to the full sequence from a Sarcocystis neurona isolate obtained from a California horse diagnosed with ...
A E, Marsh, B C, Barr, L, Tell, D D, Bowman, P A, Conrad, C, Ketcherside, T, Green   +6 more
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The seroprevalence of antibodies to Sarcocystis neurona in Michigan equids

Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2001
A cross-sectional study of serum antibodies to Sarcocystis neurona (the etiologic agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, EPM) was performed on Michigan equids. Our objectives were to determine the seroprevalence of antibodies to S. neurona in Michigan equids and to identify specific risk factors for seropositivity.
M G, Rossano, J B, Kaneene, J V, Marteniuk, B D, Banks, H C, Schott, L S, Mansfield   +5 more
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