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

Journal of Parasitology

Volumn 84, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 661-663

  Teglas, M B ^a   Little, S E ^a   Latimer, K S ^a   Dubey, J P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATAXIA; CLINICAL FEATURE; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENCEPHALITIS; MYOCARDITIS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; SARCOCYSTIS; TURKEY (BIRD);

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; BIRD DISEASES; BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS; HEART; IMMUNE SERA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MYOCARDITIS; MYOCARDIUM; NECROSIS; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTOSIS; TURKEYS;

ANIMALIA; ATAXIA; AVES; GALLOPAVO; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS CRUZI;

EID: 0031814237     PISSN: 00223395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3284751     Document Type: Article

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