Pathology produced by, prevalence, of, and probable life-cycle of a species of Sarcocystis in the domestic fowl.
Sarcosporidiosis was found to be the cause of a severe myositis in 3 fowls in Papua New Guinea and 2 in Australia. This represented 3.8% of a series of fowls examined in Papua New Guinea. The overall prevalence of infection in these birds was 45%. Both epidemiological and experimental evidence suggested that the dog was the definitive host for this particular type of sarcocyst.
D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000635:transmission; D004285:Dogs; D009132:Muscles / Q000473:pathology; D011201:Poultry Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission / Q000662:veterinary*