Prevalence of Sarcocystis in wolves and white-tailed deer in Northeastern Minnesota.
The prevalence of Sarcocystis (Protozoa: Sarcocystidae) in white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) from northeastern Minnesota was determined by histologic examination of tongue samples. Seventy-nine of 100 deer were infected; infection was higher in yearlings and adults than in fawns. Sporocysts of Sarcocystis were found in 3% of 72 wolf (Canis lupus) scats. Three of four captive wolves fed muscle from a white-tailed deer naturally infected with Sarcocystis shed sporocysts 12-14 days later.
D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology*; D003670:Deer / Q000469:parasitology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D008910:Minnesota; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D014059:Tongue / Q000469:parasitology