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A novel Sarcocystis neurona genotype XIII is associated with severe encephalitis in an unexpectedly broad range of marine mammals from the northeastern Pacific Ocean.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Aug 2015
Barbosa Lorraine, Johnson Christine K, Lambourn Dyanna M, Gibson Amanda K, Haman Katherine H, Huggins Jessica L, Sweeny Amy R, Sundar Natarajan, Raverty Stephen A, Grigg Michael E
Abstract excerpt
Sarcocystis neurona is an important cause of protozoal encephalitis among marine mammals in the northeastern Pacific Ocean. To characterise the genetic type of S. neurona in this region, samples from 227 stranded marine mammals, most with clinical or pathological evidence of protozoal disease, were tested for the presence of coccidian parasites using a nested PCR assay. The frequency of S. neurona infection was...
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