Studies on Sarcocystis species. II. Infection in wild and feral animals - prevalence and transmission

Authors: Collins GH, Charleston WAG
Publication: New Zealand Veterinary Journal, Volume 27, Issue 7, pp 134-135, Jul 1979
Publisher: Taylor and Francis

Animal type: Cat, Companion animal, Dog, Wildlife
Subject Terms: Disease surveillance, Disease transmission, Epidemiology, Feral animal, Muscle/myology, Disease/defect, Parasites - internal, Protozoa, Infectious disease
Article class: Scientific Article

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Abstract: Wild and feral animals in New Zealand were examined by a muscle-digest technique, and histology. Sarcocystis spp. were found in red deer, feral goats, feral pigs, rats, mice, and rabbits, and the prevalence of infection recorded. No Sarcocystis spp. were found in 8 wallabies and 62 possums. Sarcocystis spp. in rats and rabbits were transmitted to cats, and a species in goats to dogs.

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