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| *''Sarcocystis'' should be differentiated from other tissue-cyst forming coccidia | | *''Sarcocystis'' should be differentiated from other tissue-cyst forming coccidia |
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− | *There are many species of ''Sarcocystis'' | + | *There are many species of ''Sarcocystis'' which differ in size from microscopic to several centimetres in length |
| + | **''S.neurona'' is an important equine pathogen in the USA |
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| + | *Infective cyst in the intermediate host is called a '''sarcocyst''' |
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| + | '''Life Cycle''' |
| + | *Individual life cycles incompletely misunderstood |
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| + | *Indirect life cycle |
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| + | *Life cycle alternates between the final and the obligatory intermediate host |
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| + | *Only '''one''' final and '''one''' intermediate host |
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| *Sporulated oocyst has 2 sporocysts containing 4 sporozoites | | *Sporulated oocyst has 2 sporocysts containing 4 sporozoites |
| **Naked oocyst usually seen in faeces as the oocyst wall is very delicate | | **Naked oocyst usually seen in faeces as the oocyst wall is very delicate |
| + | **Oocyst measures 15μm in length |
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− | *Indirect life cycle | + | *No schizogony in final host |
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| + | *Gametogeny occurs deep in subepithelial tissue |
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− | *Life cycle alternates between the final and the obligatory intermediate host | + | *Faecal oocyst count is low |
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− | *Only one final and one intermediate host | + | *Oocysts are sporulated when passed |
| + | **Difficult to find on faecal examination as the sporocysts are few in number and small |
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| '''Pathogenesis''' | | '''Pathogenesis''' |
| + | *Cause meat inspection losses |
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| *''Sarcocystis'' in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Protozoa|myositis]] | | *''Sarcocystis'' in [[Muscles Inflammatory - Pathology#Protozoa|myositis]] |
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