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Atypical fatal sarcocystosis associated with Sarcocystis neurona in a White-nosed coati (Nasua narica molaris).
Veterinary parasitology - 30 Nov 2017
Dubey Jitender P, Trupkiewicz John G, Verma Shiv K, Mowery Joseph D, Adedoyin Gloria, Georoff Tim, Grigg Michael E
Abstract excerpt
The protozoan parasite Sarcocystis neurona is an important cause of disease in horses (equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, EPM) and marine mammals. Isolated reports of clinical EPM-like disease have been documented in a zebra, raccoon, domestic cat, domestic dog, ferret, skunk, mink, lynx, red panda and fisher. The predominant disease is encephalomyelitis associated with schizonts in neural tissues. Here, we...
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