Sarcosporidian infection in pigs in Uruguay.
Examination of enzymatic digests of samples of the crux diaphragm obtained at abbatoirs in Montevideo, Uruguay, indicated that 57.2% of 269 pigs weighing 90-140 kg were infected with Sarcocystis sp. The morphology of sarcocystis in H & E stained sections indicated that they were Sarcocystis miescheriana.
Freyre
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Catedra de Parasitologia, Facultad de Veterinaria, Montevideo, Uruguay.
Chifflet
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Mendez
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D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000378:metabolism / Q000469:parasitology; D010434:Pepsin A / Q000378:metabolism; D015995:Prevalence; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014583:Uruguay / Q000453:epidemiology
D010434:Pepsin A