Detection of sarcocystic infection in a wild rodent (Apodemus agrarius chejuensis) captured on Jeju island.
Sarcocystis spp is a causative agent of sarcocystosis. They have a characteristic life cycle infecting both prey and predator. Sarcocystis can cause myositis, atrophy of the adjacent cells and abortion in cattle. In mice, sarcocystosis causes mild cellular reactions without clinical disease. Severe haemorrhage and abortion were also reported. For monitoring the disease in wild rodents of the Korean peninsula, we captured Apodemus agrarius chejuensis on Jeju island and examined the specimen histopathologically. Intramuscular cysts were found and diagnosed as Sarcocystis. Sarcocystic infection has been reported in worldwide. There have been many reported infections in cattle and pigs in Korea. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Sarcocystis in Apodemus agrarius chejuensis captured in Korea.
Department of Laboratory Animal Medicine, College of Veterinary Medicine, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
Tae-Hyoun
TH
Kim
Ju-Hee
JH
Han
Seo-Na
SN
Chang
Dong-Su
DS
Kim
Tamer Said
TS
Abdelkader
Seung-Hyeok
SH
Seok
Jong-Hwan
JH
Park
Hong-Shik
HS
Oh
Jong-Taek
JT
Kim
Byoung-Hee
BH
Lee
Jeong-Hwa
JH
Shin
Jung-Hyun
JH
Kim
Jong-Min
JM
Kim
Jae-Hak
JH
Park