title: [Sarcocystis sp. in the diaphragm of a domestic cat (Felis catus) from Valdivia, Chile].
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Parasitología, Universidad Austral de Chile, Valdivia, Chile.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Torres
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Navarrete
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Contreras
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats / Q000469:parasitology*; D002677:Chile; D003964:Diaphragm / Q000469:parasitology*; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000302:isolation & purification*