Sarcocystis calchasi encephalitis in a rock pigeon

A rock pigeon (Columba livia) caught in Akihabara, Tokyo, showed neurological symptoms, such as head tilt and circling. Pathological examinations revealed abundant Sarcocystic cysts in the skeletal muscle and myocardium with mild myositis, and numerous schizonts and sarcocysts with severe multifocal...

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Autores principales: USHIO, Nanako, WATANABE, Ken-ichi, CHAMBERS, James K., SHIBATO, Tokuhiro, NAKAYAMA, Hiroyuki, UCHIDA, Kazuyuki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Veterinary Science 2015
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Pathology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667676/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26062567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1292/jvms.15-0176
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Sumario:A rock pigeon (Columba livia) caught in Akihabara, Tokyo, showed neurological symptoms, such as head tilt and circling. Pathological examinations revealed abundant Sarcocystic cysts in the skeletal muscle and myocardium with mild myositis, and numerous schizonts and sarcocysts with severe multifocal granulomatous T-lymphocytic infiltration in the central nervous system. A Sarcocystis calchasi-specific gene was detected in the muscle and brain. This case indicates S. calchasi was distributed in Japan and caused severe encephalitis to rock pigeons.

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