[Sarcocystis sp. in the diaphragm of a domestic cat (Felis catus) from Valdivia, Chile].
During 1987, diaphragms of 24 domestic cats from the city of Valdivia, Chile, were examined. In one (3.7%) cat infection by cysts of Sarcocystis sp. was observed. This is the first report of feline muscular infection by Sarcocystis sp. in Chile.
Torres
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Instituto de Parasitología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
Navarrete
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N
Martin
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Contreras
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A
D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000469:parasitology*; D002677:Chile; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*