Evaluation of a concentration method for counting Sarcocystis gigantea sporocysts in cat faeces.
A technique for determining the numbers of S. gigantea sporocysts in cat faeces using a concentration procedure and haemocytometer was evaluated. The results showed that it was more accurate than a modified McMaster method and had a mean recovery rate of 73% at four levels of infection ranging from about 2000 to over 20,000 sporocysts per gram of faeces.
D000818:Animals; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D002415:Cats; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D010274:Parasitology / Q000379:methods; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000662:veterinary*