Sarcocystis canis associated hepatitis in a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) from Alaska.
Sarcocystis canis infection was associated with hepatitis in a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Intrahepatocellular protozoal schizonts were among areas of necrosis and inflammation. The parasite was genetically identical to S. canis and is the first report in a Steller sea lion, indicating another intermediate host species for S. canis.
1  University of Georgia, College of Veterinary Medicine, 501 DW Brooks Drive, Athens, Georgia 30605, USA.
Trista
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Welsh
Kathy
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Burek-Huntington
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Savage
Benjamin
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Rosenthal
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Dubey
D000818:Animals; D006520:Hepatitis, Animal / Q000469:parasitology* / Q000473:pathology; D010802:Phylogeny; D012522:Sarcocystis / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012523:Sarcocystosis / Q000469:parasitology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D046070:Sea Lions