title: [The occurrence of animal sarcocystiosis in Algeria].
abstract: Investigations to occurrence of Sarcocystiosis of domestic animals in Algeria were carried out by different methods--Immunofluorescence (IFAT), macroscopic and microscopic examinations of muscle, coproscopia. Positive results could be found in intermediate hosts--362 of 537 cattle, 188 of 292 sheep, 13 of 57 horses and in the final hosts dogs and cats. Muscle-probes from cattle contained S. cruzi (58.7 respectively 61.0%), S. hirsuta (48.9 respectively 35.0%), from sheep S. tenella (61.0 respectively 59.6%, S. arieticanis (38.8 respectively 40.3%), from horses S. bertrami (24.5%). IFAT-data of extensy: 64.5% in cattle, 60.5% in sheep. First time in Algeria could be found S. hominis (2.3 respectively 3.9%).
authors.affiliation: Ecole Nationale Veterinaire El Harrach/Algerien.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nedjari
mesh_terms: D000462:Algeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D000818:Animals; D000829:Animals, Domestic / Q000469:parasitology*; D002371:Cat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D002415:Cats; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D004285:Dogs; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology; D006736:Horses; D015995:Prevalence; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000469:parasitology