Meningoencephalitis associated with disseminated sarcocystosis in a free-ranging moose (Alces alces) calf.

ABSTRACT: A wild moose (Alces alces) calf was presented for necropsy due to severe neurologic signs. Histopathologic examination revealed multisystemic inflammation with intralesional mature and immature schizonts. Schizonts in the brain reacted positively to Sarcocystis spp. polyclonal antibodies. Gene sequencing of PCR-amplified DNA identified the species as Sarcocystis alceslatrans.

SUBMITTER: Ravi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4502859 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature