Sarcocystis neurona-like encephalitis in a Canada lynx (Felis lynx canadensis).

Authors :: Forest TW
Abou-Madi N
Summers BA
Tornquist SJ
Cooper BJ
Source :: Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians [J Zoo Wildl Med] 2000 Sep; Vol. 31 (3), pp. 383-7.
Publication Year :: 2000
Abstract: A 13-yr-old female Canada lynx (Felis lynx canadensis) died after a short clinical illness, and necropsy revealed multifocal, nonsuppurative encephalitis with protozoal schizonts present in cerebral vascular endothelial cells. The schizonts stained immunohistochemically with antiserum to Sarcocystis neurona. This is the first report of Sarcocystis encephalitis in the Canada lynx.

Subjects :: Animal Diseases parasitology
Animals
Animals, Zoo
Anorexia complications
Anorexia veterinary
Encephalitis complications
Encephalitis parasitology
Fatal Outcome
Female
Sarcocystosis complications
Carnivora
Encephalitis veterinary
Sarcocystis isolation & purification
Sarcocystosis veterinary

Language :: English
ISSN :: 1042-7260
Volume :: 31
Issue :: 3
Database :: MEDLINE
Journal :: Journal of zoo and wildlife medicine : official publication of the American Association of Zoo Veterinarians
Publication Type :: Academic Journal
Accession number :: 11237148
Full Text :: https://doi.org/10.1638/1042-7260(2000)031[0383:SNLEIA]2.0.CO;2