Clinical Sarcocystis neurona encephalomyelitis in a domestic cat following routine surgery

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 112, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 261-267

  Dubey, J P ^a   Benson, J ^b   Larson, M A ^c  

^a AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^b Animal Disease Laboratory   (United States)

^c Tender Care Animal Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

Cat; Encephalomyelitis; Felis domesticus; Neurological; Sarcocystis neurona; Sarcocysts; Schizonts

Indexed keywords

POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASTRATION; CAT DISEASE; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EUTHANASIA; LIFE CYCLE; MALE; MEROZOITE; NONHUMAN; PARALYSIS; PROTOZOAL INFECTION; RELAPSE; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SCHIZONT; SPINAL CORD; STRESS;

EQUIDAE; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; PROTOZOA; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA;

EID: 0037465649     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0304-4017(03)00019-0     Document Type: Article

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