Sarcocystis neurona-associated ataxia in horses in Brazil.
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.
Masri
M D
MD
Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville 32610-0136.
Alda
J L
JL
Dubey
J P
JP
D000818:Animals; D001259:Ataxia / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology*; D006736:Horses; D008297:Male; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology