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Mineral Status of Myocardial Sarcocystosis [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2011
Background: The role of minerals on parasite persistency and the interaction between minerals and animal responses to the parasite infestation is not clear.
GA Kojouri, E Aghajani, S Jahanabadi, A Kojouri   +3 more
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First molecular characterisation of Sarcocystis miescheriana in a pig carcass condemned during routine meat inspection in Poland [PDF]

Journal of Veterinary Research
This article presents the fourth detection of macroscopic cystic lesions due to sarcocystosis in domestic pigs during routine meat inspection worldwide, and the first molecular detection of Sarcocystis miescheriana in a domestic pig in Poland.
Korpysa-Dzirba Weronika, Rubiola Selene, Bilska-Zając Ewa, Różycki Mirosław, Chiesa Francesco, Bełcik Aneta, Samorek-Pieróg Małgorzata, Kubacki Jakub, Łukomska Anna, Karamon Jacek, Sroka Jacek, Cencek Tomasz   +11 more
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Molecular identification and phylogenetic confirmation of Sarcocystis species in slaughtered camels in Al-Najif province, Iraq [PDF]

Open Veterinary Journal, 2023
Background: Sarcocystis is an intracellular parasite of particular importance as it infects many domestic animals as camels that play the role of intermediate host for the parasite.
Ola A. Aggar, Mohammed T.S. Al-Zubaidi
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RFLP Analysis of Fragments of the 18S rRNA and Cox1 Genes to Identify Sarcocystis cruzi in Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) In Guilan Province, North of Iran [PDF]

Iranian Journal of Parasitology, 2023
Background: Sarcocystosis is a zoonotic disease worldwide caused by Sarcocystis spp., some of these species can show clinical and subclinical manifestations, resulting in financial losses.
Fatemeh Dameshghi, Saloomeh Shirali, Parviz Shayan, Bahar Shemshadi   +3 more
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Sarcocystosis in Farm Animals in Brazil: A One-Health Approach [PDF]

Veterinary Sciences
Sarcocystosis is a parasitic infection caused by obligate intracellular coccidia, which infect humans, domestic animals, and wildlife. More than 200 Sarcocystis species have already been identified, but for many of these, the life cycle, pathogenesis ...
Michel dos Santos Pinto, João Alfredo Biagi Camargo Neto, Carlos Wilson Gomes Lopes, Fernando Paiva, Luiz Daniel de Barros, Gustavo Felippelli, Fernando de Souza Rodrigues, Giovanni Widmer, Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani   +8 more
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Equine Sarcocystosis in the Northern Region of the Republic of Kazakhstan [PDF]

Animals
Background: A total of 396 samples were taken from the hearts, oesophagi, and diaphragms of 132 horses slaughtered at slaughterhouses in 2023 for subsequent examination.
Zhanaidar Bermukhametov, Kulyay Suleimanova, Oksana Tomaruk, Bakhit Baimenov, Pavel Shevchenko, Assylbek Batyrbekov, Zoja Mikniene, Ahmet Onur Girişgin, Raushan Rychshanova   +8 more
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Neurosarcocystosis in Patient with HIV-Induced Immunodeficiency [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
Sarcocystis is a genus of protozoan parasites that can infect various vertebrates. In humans, Sarcocystis infection usually is asymptomatic but might manifest as a mild gastroenteritis or extraintestinal myositis.
Tonje Skarpengland, Anders A. Tveita, Christopher F. Berntsen, Erik. E. Christensen, Magnhild E. Macpherson, Birgitte Stiksrud, Nils O. Hermansen, Pitt Niehusmann, Tine S. Oldereid, Espen Stjernstrøm, Hanne Brekke, Henrik V. Nielsen, Frank O.D. Pettersen   +12 more
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Fatal hepatic sarcocystosis in three captive and one free-ranging pinniped [PDF]

International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023
Fatal hepatic sarcocystosis was diagnosed as the cause of death in four pinnipeds: two captive Hawaiian monk seals (Monachus schauinslandi), a captive, and a free-ranging California sea lion (Zalophus californianus).
Judy St. Leger, Yang Chen, Kristen Sakamaki, Alexandria Mena, Stephen A. Raverty, David Rotstein, Michael E. Grigg   +6 more
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Simultaneous Detection of Sarcocystis hominis, S. heydorni, and S. sigmoideus in Human Intestinal Sarcocystosis, France, 2021–2024 [PDF]

Emerging Infectious Diseases
To elucidate the epidemiology of Sarcocystis spp. parasites in human intestinal infections, we used high-throughput sequencing to investigate human intestinal sarcocystosis cases identified by microscopy in France during 2021–2024.
Maxime Moniot, Patricia Combes, Damien Costa, Nicolas Argy, Marie-Fleur Durieux, Thomas Nicol, Céline Nourrisson, Philippe Poirier   +7 more
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Determination of Sarcocystis lamacanis microcysts in the cardiac muscle of alpacas (Vicugna pacos) and their correlation with troponin cTnI. A study performed in the high Andean region of southern Peru. [PDF]

Vet Anim Sci, 2022
The breeding of alpaca (Vicugna pacos) is one of the most important economic activities in the high Andean areas of Peru. The commercialization of products derived from alpaca represents more than 80% of the income of high-Andean families.
Fernandez-F F, Gutiérrez-A R, Pacheco-S V, Chirinos-T J, Lombardo DM, Olivera LVM, Bernabe-Ortiz JC, López-Casaperalta P.   +7 more
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