Epidemiology of Sarcocystis neurona infections in domestic cats (Felis domesticus) and its association with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) case farms and feral cats from a mobile spay and neuter clinic

Veterinary Parasitology

Volumn 117, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 239-249

  Stanek, J F ^a   Stich, R W ^a   Dubey, J P ^b   Reed, S M ^a   Njoku, C J ^a   Lindsay, D S ^c   Schmall, L M ^a   Johnson, G K ^d   Lafave, B M ^e   Saville, W J A ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR MOLECULAR MEDICINE AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^d Veterinary Practioner   (United States)

^e NOMAD   (United States)

Author keywords

Domestic cats; Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis; Felis domesticus; Opossums; Sarcocystis neurona; Sporocysts

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GAMMA INTERFERON; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL PARASITOSIS; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY REACTION; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CAT; CAT DISEASE; COCCIDIOSIS; DISEASE CARRIER; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENCEPHALOMYELITIS; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; HOST PARASITE INTERACTION; IMMUNOLOGY; INTERMEDIATE HOST; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; MALE; MOUSE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; OPOSSUM; PARASITOLOGY; POPULATION; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UNITED STATES;

DIDELPHIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; FELIS; FELIS CATUS; SARCOCYSTIS; SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA; SARCOCYSTIS SP.;

EID: 10744231663     PISSN: 03044017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetpar.2003.09.002     Document Type: Article

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