Identification of Sarcocystis capracanis in cerebrospinal fluid from sheep with neurological disease

P. Formisano; B. Aldridge; Y. Alony; L. Beekhuis; E. Davies; J. Del Pozo; K. Dunn; K. English; L. Morrison; N. Sargison; A. Seguino; B. A. Summers; D. Wilson; E. Milne; P. M. Beard

doi:10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.016

Identification of Sarcocystis capracanis in cerebrospinal fluid from sheep with neurological disease

P. Formisano, B. Aldridge, Y. Alony, L. Beekhuis, E. Davies, J. Del Pozo, K. Dunn, K. English, L. Morrison, N. Sargison, A. Seguino, B. A. Summers, D. Wilson, E. Milne, P. M. Beard^*

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Abstract

Protozoal merozoites were identified in the cerebrospinal fluid of two sheep with neurological disease in the UK. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) identified the merozoites as Sarcocystis capracanis, a common protozoal pathogen of goats. This is the first report of this species infecting sheep and may represent an aberrant infection with sheep acting as dead end hosts, or alternatively could indicate that sheep are able to act as intermediate hosts for S. capracanis, widening the previously reported host range of this pathogen. It is possible that S. capracanis is a previously unrecognised cause of ovine protozoal meningoencephalitis (OPM) in the UK.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	252-255
Number of pages	4
Journal	Veterinary Parasitology
Volume	193
Issue number	1-3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.016
Publication status	Print publication - Mar 2013
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Meningoencephalitis
Neurological
Ovine
Protozoa
Sarcocystis capracanis

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Formisano, P., Aldridge, B., Alony, Y., Beekhuis, L., Davies, E., Del Pozo, J., Dunn, K., English, K., Morrison, L., Sargison, N., Seguino, A., Summers, B. A., Wilson, D., Milne, E., & Beard, P. M. (2013). Identification of Sarcocystis capracanis in cerebrospinal fluid from sheep with neurological disease. Veterinary Parasitology, 193(1-3), 252-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.016

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Identification of Sarcocystis capracanis in cerebrospinal fluid from sheep with neurological disease

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