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The same genotype of Sarcocystis neurona responsible for mass mortality in marine mammals induced a clinical outbreak in raccoons (Procyon lotor) 10 years later.
International journal for parasitology - 1 Dec 2023
Gupta Aditya, Duncan Mary, Sweeny Amy R, de Araujo Larissa S, Kwok Oliver C H, Rosenthal Benjamin M, Khan Asis, Grigg Michael E, Dubey Jitender P
Abstract excerpt
Here, we report the first known outbreak of clinical protozoal myeloencephalitis in naturally infected raccoons by the parasite Sarcocystis neurona. The North American opossum (Didelphis virginiana) and the South American opossum (Didelphis albiventris) are its known definitive hosts. Several other animal species are its intermediate or aberrant hosts. The raccoon (Procyon lotor) is considered the most important...
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