A adult female California sea lion (Zalophus californianus) was observed ashore in Marin County, Calif, on January 1, 2010. Assessment of the sea lion the next day indicated it was lethargic and had multiple minor skin wounds. The sea lion was captured and transported to the Marine Mammal Center in Sausalito, Calif, for a health assessment and medical care. Physical examination of the sea lion ...

Acute sarcocystosis was diagnosed in an adult female wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) that was collected from Early County (Georgia, USA) in February of 1998. Marked inflammatory lesions were seen in the heart, lung, and liver and were associated with protozoal schizonts and merozoites. The organisms were identified as Sarcocystis sp. (Acomplexa: Sarcocystidae) based on structure and antigenic...

A rock pigeon (Columba livia) caught in Akihabara, Tokyo, showed neurological symptoms, such as head tilt and circling. Pathological examinations revealed abundant Sarcocystic cysts in the skeletal muscle and myocardium with mild myositis, and numerous schizonts and sarcocysts with severe multifocal granulomatous T-lymphocytic infiltration in the central nervous system. A Sarcocystis calchasi-s...

background: sarcocystis infection is one of the most common zoonotic protozoon diseases caused by different sarcocystis spp. objectives: due to the importance of this infection in public health, the infection rate of macroscopic and microscopic cysts in sheep and cattle of abattoir of shahriar, was investigated. methods: 138 slaughtered sheep and cattle were selected randomly and their esophagu...

Before the discovery of Toxoplasma gondii as a coccidium of the cat in 1970, cat and dog coccidia were classified in the genus Isospora and considered of little clinical or zoonotic significance. Since 1970, several new (Hammondia sp., Neospora sp.) and previously described species, including Sarcocystis, Besnoitia, and Cryptosporidium have been found as coccidians of cats and dogs with clinica...