Prevalence of Antibodies to Sarcocystis neurona in Cats From Virginia and Pennsylvania

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dc.contributor.authorHsu, V.en
dc.contributor.authorGrant, David C.en
dc.contributor.authorDubey, Jitender P.en
dc.contributor.authorZajac, Anne M.en
dc.contributor.authorLindsay, David S.en
dc.coverage.countryUnited Statesen
dc.coverage.stateVirginiaen
dc.coverage.statePennsylvaniaen
dc.date.accessed2014-06-16en
dc.date.accessioned2014-06-20T14:13:20Zen
dc.date.available2014-06-20T14:13:20Zen
dc.date.issued2010-08en
dc.description.abstractSarcocystis neurone, is best known as the causative agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis of horses in the Americas. Domestic cats (Felis domesticus) were the first animals described as an intermediate host for S. neurone,. However, S. neurona-associated encephalitis has also been reported in naturally infected cats in the United States. Thus, cats can be implicated in the life cycle of S. neurona as natural intermediate hosts. The present study examined the seroprevalence of IgG antibodies to merozoites of S. neurona in populations of domestic cats from Virginia and Pennsylvania. Overall, sera or plasma from 441 cats (Virginia = 232, Pennsylvania = 209) were tested by an indirect immunofluorescent assay at a 1:50 dilution. Antibodies to S. neurona were found in 32 (7%) of 441 cats. Of these, 22 (9%) of the 232 cats from Virginia and 10 (5%) of the 209 cats from Pennsylvania were seropositive for S. neurona.en
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dc.identifier.citationVasha Hsu, David C. Grant, J. P. Dubey, Anne M. Zajac, and David S. Lindsay (2010). "Prevalence of Antibodies to Sarcocystis neurona in Cats From Virginia and Pennsylvania," Journal of Parasitology, Vol. 96, No. 4, pp. 800-801. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1645/GE-2449.1en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1645/ge-2449.1en
dc.identifier.issn0022-3395en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/49073en
dc.identifier.urlhttp://www.bioone.org/doi/abs/10.1645/GE-2449.1en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherAmerican Society of Parasitologyen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
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dc.subjectopossums didelphis-virginianaen
dc.subjectraccoons procyon-lotoren
dc.subjectprotozoalen
dc.subjectmyeloencephalitis epmen
dc.subjectarmadillo dasypus-novemcinctusen
dc.subjectdomestic catsen
dc.subjectintermediate hosten
dc.subjectfelis-domesticusen
dc.subjectagglutinating antibodiesen
dc.subjectexperimental inductionen
dc.subjectneurologic-diseaseen
dc.subjectparasitologyen
dc.titlePrevalence of Antibodies to Sarcocystis neurona in Cats From Virginia and Pennsylvaniaen
dc.title.serialJournal of Parasitologyen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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