First Report of Sarcocystis Masoni in a Captive Alpaca (Vicugna Pacos) From China
| Autor: | Yurong Yang, Xiuhong Zhu, Niuping Zhu, Junjie Hu, Wei Huang, Shilin Xin, Liulu Yang, Nan Jiang |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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alpaca
China biology General Veterinary Veterinary medicine Spleen Sarcocystosis medicine.disease biology.organism_classification Vicugna pacos Parasite load Microbiology parasite load food safety medicine.anatomical_structure Parasitic disease SF600-1100 medicine Sarcocystis biology.domesticated_animal Sarcocystis masoni Histological examination Sarcocystis spp |
| Zdroj: | Frontiers in Veterinary Science, Vol 8 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2297-1769 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/fvets.2021.759252/full |
| Popis: | Background: Sarcocystosis is a parasitic disease caused by intracellular protozoan parasite of the genus Sarcocystis. Tissue samples of alpacas (n = 4) from Henan province (China) were screened for Sarcocystis spp. infection by histological examination, pepsin digestion, and molecular assays.Results:Sarcocystis spp. was detected in heart, liver, spleen, lung, and kidney of an alpaca by molecular assays. Many sarcocysts with inflammation responses were observed in this alpaca myocardium, and they showed a high similarity to Sarcocystis masoni by sequence analysis.Conclusion: This study is the first to demonstrate Sarcocystis spp. infection in alpaca from China. The higher parasite load in the alpaca myocardium indicated that it had contact with an environment contaminated with sporocysts, and that the alpaca was susceptible to Sarcocystis spp. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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