Demonstration of schizogonous stages of Sarcocystis gigantea in experimentally infected sheep.
Sarcocystis-free lambs were orally dosed with 1 X 10(6) sporocysts of Sarcocystis gigantea. Schizonts were found in endothelial cells of capillaries and arterioles of the brain, lung and kidney of lambs 7 and 14 days post-inoculation (d.p.i.). Between 21 and 35 d.p.i. there was extensive multi-focal encephalitis; however no organisms were detected in association with these lesions.
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D000818:Animals; D001808:Blood Vessels / Q000469:parasitology; D001921:Brain / Q000469:parasitology; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000469:parasitology; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000166:cytology; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*