Sarcocystis neurona-associated ataxia in horses in Brazil

M D Masri; J L Alda; J P Dubey

doi:10.1016/0304-4017(92)90128-v

Sarcocystis neurona-associated ataxia in horses in Brazil

Vet Parasitol. 1992 Oct;44(3-4):311-4. doi: 10.1016/0304-4017(92)90128-v.

Authors

M D Masri¹, J L Alda, J P Dubey

Affiliation

¹ Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0136.

PMID: 1466140
DOI: 10.1016/0304-4017(92)90128-v

Abstract

Sarcocystis neurona-like schizonts were found in sections of brain and spinal cord of two ataxic horses from Brazil. The diagnosis was supported by staining with anti-Sarcocystis serum in an immunohistochemical test. One of the affected horses was born in Argentina and raised in Brazil, and the other horse was born and raised in Brazil.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Animals
Ataxia / parasitology
Ataxia / veterinary*
Brain / parasitology
Brain / pathology
Brazil / epidemiology
Female
Horse Diseases / epidemiology
Horse Diseases / parasitology*
Horses
Male
Sarcocystis / isolation & purification*
Sarcocystosis / epidemiology
Sarcocystosis / parasitology
Sarcocystosis / veterinary*
Spinal Cord / parasitology
Spinal Cord / pathology