background & aims of the study: sarcocystiosis is a zoonosis appeared in domestic animals caused by various species of sarcocystis. this protozoan disease has worldwide distribution among human and many species of animals. humans acquire infection by eating of raw and under cooked beef, pork or mincemeat containing schizonts of sarcocystis hominis and s. suihominis. the aim of present study is ...

sarcocystosis has been reported from most parts of the world, including ruminant animals in iran. based on this, immunoelectrophoresis profile of sarcocystis and comparison between serum and necropsy findings to determine sensitivity and specifity of counterimmunoelectrophoresis (cie) was undertaken. for this purpose, serum was collected from a total number of 100 sheep. soluble antigen provide...

ABSTRACT: Cattle are considered intermediate hosts of Sarcocystis, which can cause clinical signs and lower performance in the acute phase infection. Sarcocystis spp. usually not visible to naked eye during post mortem inspection. Moreover, fresh microscopic examination transmission electron microscopy techniques difficult apply large samples. Therefore, extensive studies on infection cattle us...

Protozoal parasites are ubiquitous within domestic cattle. In fact, infections of cattle with Giardia duodenalis, Cryptosporidium spp., Eimeria spp., Sarcocystis spp., and Neospora caninum are so widespread that eradication of these organisms is seldom a wise or practical goal. The good news is that practical steps are available for the prevention or reduction of clinical disease by these paras...

Sarcocystis neurona and Neospora hughesi are coccidian protozoa that can cause neurological illness in horses in America. In this study we report seroprevalence of Neospora spp. andS. neurona in sera of 333 donkeys from the northeastern region of Brazil. Antibodies to Neospora spp. were detected in 2% (7 donkeys) of 333 sera tested by the indirect fluorescent antibody test (IFAT) with a cut-off...