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Sarcocystis neurona-Induced Encephalomyelitis and Myositis in a Brazilian Dog: First Confirmed Case in Latin America

2026-06-29

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<title>Abstract</title> <p> <italic>Sarcocystis neurona</italic> is the primary causative agent of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis in the Americas. While horses are aberrant hosts, the range of susceptible species includes marine mammals, raccoons, and cats. Reports of clinical disease in dogs are rare, remaining unreported in South America. This study describes the clinical, pathological, and immunohistoche...

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Literature Corpus work: 2b21ca46-5031-510a-b02d-e14155b3d0ab
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-9890847/v1

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