Chronic Sarcocystis Infections in Slaughtered Cattle

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Kaoru MIZUSAWA¹  Morihiro SAITO¹  Hiroshi ITAGAKI¹ 

关键词: cattle;    diagnosis;    pathology;    Sarcocystis;   

DOI  :  10.1292/jvms.55.757

学科分类：兽医学

来源: Japanese Society of Veterinary Science

【 摘 要 】

References(31)Parasitological, histopathological and immunohistochemical examinations were carried out on three slaughtered cattle with many nodules in all the striated muscles. At necropsy, many yellowish green rice-grain sized nodules including cheesy contents were observed in all the striated muscles. Histopathologically the nodules were granuloma principally consisting of eosinophiles. No Sarcocystis cysts nor bradyzoites were found in the nodules, but intact sarcocysts were found in the normal tissues surrounding the nodules. The central necrotic focus of nodules showed intense positive responses against anti-Sarcocystis cruzi rabbit serum by immunohistochemical examination. From the above findings the slaughtered cattle were diagnosed as chronic sarcocystiasis.

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