Distribution, prevalence, and intensity of Sarcocystis infections in sika deer (Cervus nippon) of free-ranging populations in Germany and Austria

Sika deer ( Cervus nippon ), which are native to the Japanese islands and the adjacent mainland of eastern Asia, have been introduced into Europe and established free-ranging populations in several countries. Various Sarcocystis species have been identified recently from farmed “mainland sika” deer...

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Published in:Parasitology research (1987) 2022-07, Vol.121 (7), p.2079-2086
Main Authors: Rehbein, Steffen, Lindner, Thomas, Visser, Martin, Lutz, Walburga, Reindl, Hubert
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cervus nippon
Deer
Diaphragm
Heart
Immunology
Infection
Infections
Medical Microbiology
Microbiology
Prevalence studies (Epidemiology)
Protozoology - Original Paper
Sarcocystis
Sarcocysts
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Summary:Sika deer ( Cervus nippon ), which are native to the Japanese islands and the adjacent mainland of eastern Asia, have been introduced into Europe and established free-ranging populations in several countries. Various Sarcocystis species have been identified recently from farmed “mainland sika” deer in Lithuania and native “Japanese sika” deer in Japan. To study the distribution, prevalence and intensity of Sarcocystis infection in free-ranging sika deer outside of their natural range heart and/or diaphragm samples of 311 animals from nine populations in Germany and Austria were examined by histology. Overall, sarcocysts were detected in either heart or diaphragm of 107/311 deer (34.4%) with prevalence ranging roughly from 5 to 50% among the populations. Considering the 263 animals with both heart and diaphragm available, prevalence varied significantly ( p  
ISSN:0932-0113
1432-1955
DOI:10.1007/s00436-022-07545-0