Sarcocystosis in mink (Mustela vison).
J Parasitol
; 83(6): 1198-201, 1997 Dec.
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ABSTRACT
This report describes the clinical, microscopic, and ultrastructural findings in mink with muscular sarcocystosis. Three 2-3-mo-old mink were killed because they were ill with signs of progressive neurological disease. One mink had variable numbers of sarcocysts in multiple skeletal muscles. Sarcocysts were up to 300 microm in long and 20 microm wide. Ultrastructurally, the sarcocyst wall had numerous elongated 1.7-2.0-microm x 250-nm villar protrusions (VP). The VP had microtubules and irregularly distanced minute undulations. Both metrocytes and bradyzoites were present in sarcocysts. The mink with sarcocysts in muscles also had nonsuppurative meningoencephalitis and meningomyelitis. Similar brain lesions were found in other 2 mink from the same farm, but sarcocysts were not observed in the skeletal muscle of these animals. This is the first report of muscular sarcocystosis in mink.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Sarcocystis
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Sarcocistosis
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Visón
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Parasitol
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos