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Sarcocystis spp
Introduction
Classification
Taxonomy
- Phylum: Apicomplexa.
- Class: Conoidasida.
- Order: Eucoccidiorida.
- Family: Sarcocystidae.
- Genus: Sarcocystis.
- Species: Sarcocystis cruzi, Sarcocystis hirsute, Sarcocystis hominis and Sarcocystis sinensis.
Distribution
- Worldwide.
Significance
- May impact on the productivity of the subclinically infected individual.
- Can cause severe disease that may result in death of the affected animal.
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Further Reading
Publications
Refereed Papers
- Recent references from PubMed and VetMedResource.
- Latif B, Vellayan S, Heo C C, Kannan Kutty M, Omar E, Abdullah S & Tappe D (2013) High prevalence of muscular sarcocystosis in cattle and water buffaloes from Selangor, Malaysia. Trop Biomed 30 (4), 699-705 PubMed.
- Vangeel L, Houf K, Geldhof P, De Preter K, Vercruysse J, Ducatelle R & Chiers K (2013) Different Sarcocystis spp. are present in bovine eosinophilic myositis. Vet parasitol 197 (3-4), 543-8 PubMed.
- Moré G, Basso W, Bacigalupe D, Venturini M C & Venturini L (2008) Diagnosis of Sarcocystis cruzi, Neospora caninum, and Toxoplasma gondii infections in cattle. Parasitol Res 102 (4), 671-5 PubMed.
- Dubey J P & Lindsay D S (2006) Neosporosis, toxoplasmosis, and sarcocystosis in ruminants. Vet Clin Food Anim Pract 22 (3), 645-671 PubMed.
- Wouda W, Snoep J J & Dubey J P (2006) Eosinophilic myositis due to Sarcocystis hominis in a beef cow. J Comp Pathol 135 (4), 249-253 PubMed.
- Fayer R (2004) Sarcocystis spp. in human infections. Clin Microbiol Reviews 17 (4), 894-902 PubMed.
- Gunning R F, Jones J R, Jeffrey M, Higgins R J & Williamson A G (2000) Sarcocystis encephalomyelitis in cattle. Vet Rec 146 (11), 328 VetMedResource.
- Savini G, Dunsmore J D, Robertson I D & Seneviratna P (1992) The epidemiology of Sarcocystis spp. in cattle of Western Australia. Epidemiol Infect 108 (1), 107-113 PubMed.
- Freiler P F, Mayhew I G & Pollock R (1979) Bovine sarcocystosis: pathologic features of naturally occurring infection with Sarcocystis cruzi. Am J Vet Res 40 (5), 651-7.
Other sources of information
- Bowman D D (2014) Georgis' Parasitology for Veterinarians-E-Book. Elsevier health sciences. pp 104-105.
- Rebhun W C, Guard C & Richards C M (1995) Diseases of Dairy Cattle. Williams and Wilkins. pp 634.