Reactivity of Horse Sera to Antigens Derived From Sarcocystis falcatula-Like and Sarcocystis neurona.

ABSTRACT: Sarcocystis neurona and Sarcocystis falcatula are protozoan parasites endemic to the Americas. The former is the major cause of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis, and the latter is associated with pulmonary sarcocystosis in birds. The opossum Didelphis virginiana is the definitive host of these parasites in North America. Four Didelphis species are found in Brazil, and in most reports in this country, Sarcocystis species shed by opossums have been classified as S. falcatula-like. It is unknown whether reports on S. neurona-seropositive horses in Brazil are also derived from exposure of horses to S. falcatula-like. The aim of this study was to test the sera reactivity of 409 horses in Brazil using antigens derived from a Brazilian str

SUBMITTER: Borges-Silva W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7667019 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature