Sarcocystis-associated encephalitis and myocarditis in a wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo)

A Sarcocystis-like organism was associated with encephalitis and myocarditis in an ataxic, emaciated adult male turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) from Gilmer County, West Virginia. Protozoal schizonts and merozoites were associated with areas of inflammation and occasionally necrosis in both the heart an...

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Published in:The Journal of parasitology 1998-06, Vol.84 (3), p.661-663
Main Authors: Teglas, M.B, Little, S.E, Latimer, K.S, Dubey, J.P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal protozoal diseases
Animals
Animals, Wild
Biological and medical sciences
Bird Diseases - parasitology
Bird Diseases - pathology
Birds
Brain - parasitology
Brain - pathology
Encephalitis
Encephalitis - parasitology
Encephalitis - pathology
Encephalitis - veterinary
Heart - parasitology
histopathology
Horses
Immune Sera - immunology
Immunohistochemistry
Infectious diseases
Male
Medical sciences
Meleagris gallopavo
Merozoites
Muscle, Skeletal - parasitology
myocarditis
Myocarditis - parasitology
Myocarditis - pathology
Myocarditis - veterinary
Myocardium - pathology
Necrosis
Parasite hosts
Parasitic diseases
Parasitology
Protozoal diseases
protozoal infections
Research Notes
Sarcocystis
Sarcocystis - immunology
Sarcocystis - isolation & purification
sarcocystosis
Sarcocystosis - parasitology
Sarcocystosis - pathology
Sarcocystosis - veterinary
sarcocysts
Schizonts
Turkeys
Turkeys - parasitology
USA, West Virginia
Veterinary medicine
wild animals
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Summary:A Sarcocystis-like organism was associated with encephalitis and myocarditis in an ataxic, emaciated adult male turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) from Gilmer County, West Virginia. Protozoal schizonts and merozoites were associated with areas of inflammation and occasionally necrosis in both the heart and the brain. The organisms divided by endopolygeny and stained positively with anti-Sarcocystis cruzi serum in an immunohistochemical test.
ISSN:0022-3395
1937-2345
DOI:10.2307/3284751