Sarcocystis in American Black Ducks Wintering in New Jersey

Costanzo, Gary R.

doi:10.7589/0090-3558-26.3.387

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“…S. rileyi has only a mild pathogenicity, but the meat of hunted birds infected with Sarcocystis macrocysts is not suitable for food (Chabreck, 1965;Dubey et al, 2003a). In ducks, low prevalence of Sarcocystis macrocysts was mostly recorded (Hoppe, 1976;Drouin, Mahrt, 1979;Costanzo, 1990;Fedynich, Pense, 1992). �ome highly pathogenic Sarcocystis species, S. falcatula, S. calchasi, S. neurona, parasitize birds.…”

Section: Investigations Of Wild Animalmentioning

confidence: 99%

Protozoan parasites from genus Sarcocystis and their investigations in Lithuania

Prakas¹,

Butkauskas²

2012

Ekologija

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The representatives of the genus Sarcocystis are cyst forming coccidian protozoa parasites broadly prevalent in mammals, birds and reptiles. Sarcocystis parasites are characterized by an obligatory prey-predator two-host life cycle. Currently, over 220 Sarcocystis species are known. Some of Sarcocystis species are pathogenic organisms dangerous to humans, domestic and wild animals. A harmful effect of Sarcocystis mainly occurs in intermediate hosts and depends on the species of parasite, infection intensity and localization in the body. In Lithuania, Sarcocystis species forming sarcocysts in rodents, even-toed ungulates and birds were mainly studied. The ecology and diversity of Sarcocystis parasites were investigated using traditional morphological, DNA analysis methods and transmission experiments. Lithuanian scientists have described and named five Sarcocystis species, i. e. S. rodentifelis, S. wobeseri, S. cornixi, S. anasi, S. albifronsi; for the first time proved Sarcocystis rileyi infection in Europe; established definitive hosts of some Sarcocystis species.

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Section: Investigations Of Wild Animalmentioning

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Protozoan parasites from genus Sarcocystis and their investigations in Lithuania

Prakas¹,

Butkauskas²

2012

Ekologija

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“…It seems in the protozoan life cycle, there are more intermediate hosts [12]. Because of Sarcocystis's mild pathological complication, contaminated bird's meat is unsuitable for food consumption [13,14]. In wildlife, Sarcocystis contamination occurs frequently.…”

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Poultry carcasses investigation of parasitic sarcocystis infection in native in Mazandaran (North part of Iran)

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Salehi²,

Razavi³

et al. 2019

Anim Husb Dairy Vet Sci

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Sarcocystis is one of the most important and common protozoan parasites in the world. Various species of Sarcocystis reported in groups of mammals, birds and reptiles. In the life cycle of these parasite there are 2 hosts including hunted and hunter. Usually, omnivores and herbivores, as intermediate hosts (hunted) and carnivores, are considered as the definitive host (hunter) of this parasite. This research for the first time examines the contamination of Sarcocystis (microcyst) in native birds of Mazandaran province (Amol city). For this purpose, randomly, 57 native bird's breast muscles which include 18 pieces of native ducks and 39 native chickens were tested by digestion method. The results of the experiment showed that 55 cases (96.5%) were infected with Sarcocystis bradyzoite that contributed 100% to the local duck and 94.78% to the native species. Based on age groups, the percentage of infection in the group age under 6 months was 80%, in the age between 6 months and one year was 97.91% and in the age group over one year, was 100%. The Chi-square test did not show a significant difference in the percentage of infection between two types of birds (duck-chicken) and age groups (P <0.05).

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“…The ducks on which main studies have been carried out in North America (Erickson 1940;Cornwell 1963;Chabreck 1965;Hoppe 1976;Drouin and Mahrt 1979;Costanzo 1990) have been investigated best. Publications of this nature are not abundant in Europe and Asia (Pak and Eshtokina 1984;Kalisińska et al 2003;Kutkienė and Sruoga 2004).…”

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Sarcocystis sp. from white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons): cyst morphology and life cycle studies

2006

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An experiment was carried out using three cubs of the arctic fox (Alopex lagopus). Twenty-five-day-old cubs were infected by feeding them with the leg muscles of the white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) containing Sarcocystis sp. (cyst type III) cysts. Under the light microscope, the cysts were ribbon-shaped up to 4 mm long and up to 750 microm wide. On the surface of the wall (up to 2.4 microm), they had teat- or finger-like villar protrusions. Ultrastructurally, the cyst wall was a type-9 with villar protrusions (up to 2.3 microm long) different in size. The 11.4x1.7 (10.0-13.5x1.5-2.5)microm cystozoites were almost straight and shuttle-shaped. The fox cubs started shedding typical 12.0x8.0 (10.0-12.8x6.8-8.6)microm Sarcocystis sp. sporocysts on the 13th-14th days post-infection. The patent period lasted 19 days. The conclusion drawn was that the arctic fox (A. lagopus) can be one of the definitive hosts of Sarcocystis sp. (cyst type III) from the white-fronted goose.

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Sarcocystis in American Black Ducks Wintering in New Jersey

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Cited by 10 publications

References 6 publications

Protozoan parasites from genus Sarcocystis and their investigations in Lithuania

Protozoan parasites from genus Sarcocystis and their investigations in Lithuania

Poultry carcasses investigation of parasitic sarcocystis infection in native in Mazandaran (North part of Iran)

Sarcocystis sp. from white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons): cyst morphology and life cycle studies

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