Sheep is the intermediate host of the protozoan parasite Sarcocystis tenella, while the dog is its definitive host. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of natural infection with S. tenella in slaughtered Korean native goat, Capra hircus coreanae, in the Republic of Korea. H-E stained heart tissues were investigated for the presence of sarcocysts. Of the 103 goats, three (2.91%)...

Diclazuril is a benzeneacetonitril anticoccidial that has excellent activity against the extraintestinal stages of Toxoplasma gondii and Neospora caninum. It also is highly active against intestinal coccidia of poultry. The present study examined the efficacy of diclazuril in inhibiting merozoite production of Sarcocystis neurona and Sarcocystis falcatula in bovine turbinate cell cultures. Dicl...

Sarcocystis infection was detected in 93% of horses in Mongolia. Using the compress method, sarcocysts were found in the muscles of the diaphragm, heart and tongue in 40 of the 43 horses that were slaughtered at the Makh Impex Meat Company in Ulaan Baatar in July 1998. The muscle of the tongue showed the highest rate (97.5%) of infection. The distribution of sarcocysts in the muscles was positi...

Sarcocystosis, in recent times has been recognized as a disease in animals and man. With the attention of scientists on this problem all over the world, work on prevalence, morphology, life cycle, transmission, pathogenesis, immunology, biochemistry and prophylaxis of this parasite has been initiated in domestic animals in India.

There is currently no information regarding Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi infections in donkeys in Mexico. Here, we determined the presence of antibodies against S. neurona and N. hughesi in donkeys in the northern Mexican state of Durango. Serum samples of 239 domestic donkeys (Equus asinus) were assayed for S. neurona and N. hughesi antibodies using home-made enzyme-linked immunoas...

Calotropis gigantea Linn and Tridax procumbens Linn, are well documented medicinal plants distributed in Asia and Africa and are useful for many ailments. The anti-inflammatory activity of low dose of the aqueous extract of T. procumbens and ethanolic extract of C.gigantea were assessed on carrageenan induced paw edema and compared with standard drug Ibuprofen. The oral administration of 400mg/...

Celtica gigantea(= Stipa gigantea) is a large perennial grass which grows in nutrient-poor sandy soils semiarid zones of the western Iberian Peninsula. The purpose this work was to find out if culturable fungal symbionts isolated from roots wild could have growth promoting activity tritordeum, hybrid cereal for human consumption. A survey fungi root endosphere C. gigantea produced an isolate co...