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

P Formisano; B Aldridge; Y Alony; L Beekhuis; E Davies; Jorge Del-Pozo; K Dunn; K English; L Morrison; N Sargison; Alessandro Seguino; B A Summers; David 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, Jorge Del-Pozo, K Dunn, K English, L Morrison, N Sargison, Alessandro Seguino, B A Summers, David Wilson, E Milne, P M Beard

Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies

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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
Early online date	20 Dec 2012
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2012.12.016
Publication status	Published - Mar 2013

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Sarcocystis capracanis
Neurological
Ovine
Meningoencephalitis
Protozoa

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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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