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Acute fatal sarcocystosis hepatitis in an Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) in Hong Kong.
Veterinary parasitology - 15 Feb 2017
Calero-Bernal R, Mauroo N F, Hui S W, Kuiken T, van de Bildt M W G, de Jong A W, Osterhaus A D M E, Sims L, Gendron-Fitzpatrick A, Carmena D, Cerqueira-Cézar C K, Rosenthal B M, Dubey J P
Abstract excerpt
Unlike most species in the genus Sarcocystis, Sarcocystis canis has a broad intermediate host range. Its life cycle is incompletely known and most reports are from the USA. Here we report fatal hepatitis in a 4year old male Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops aduncus) from Hong Kong associated with a S. canis-like infection. Diagnosis was made based on clinical presentation, histopathology, transmission...
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