From:
Sukie Crandall
Date: 2010-01-29 22:32:32 UTC
Subject: [ferrethealth] abstract: Sarcocystis neurona
To: fhl <ferrethealth@yahoogroups.com>
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20106599
> Vet Parasitol. 2010 Jan 11. [Epub ahead of print]
> Rhinitis and disseminated disease in a ferret (Mustela putorius=20
> furo) naturally infected with Sarcocystis neurona.
> Britton AP, Dubey JP, Rosenthal BM.
> Animal Health Centre, British Columbia Ministry of Agriculture and=20
> Lands, 1767 Angus Campbell Road, Abbotsford, BC V3G 2M3, Canada.
> Naturally occurring Sarcocystis neurona infection in a ferret=20
> (Mustela putorius furo) with rhinitis and disseminated disease are=20
> described for the first time. The ferret exhibited severe rhinitis=20
> with intra-lesional S. neurona merozoites and schizonts. Diagnosis=20
> was confirmed immunohistochemically by staining with S. neurona-
> specific antibodies, and by phylogenetic analyses of conserved and=20
> variable portions of nuclear ribosomal DNA. On the basis of intense=20
> schizogony in the nasal mucosa, we propose the possibility of an=20
> olfactory nerve pathway route of infection for S. neurona=20
> meningoencephalitis. Copyright =A9 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights=20
> reserved.
> PMID: 20106599
That got me searching and here is testing info for that protozoan=20
which is widely spread in North America and can be found in a range of=20
animals including horses, possums (the natural host, apparently),=20
cats, mink, raccoons, skunks, sea otters and Pacific harbor seals:
> http://www.zoologix.com/dogcat/Datasheets/SarcocystisNeurona.htm
http://www.zoologix.com/zoo/Datasheets/SarcocystisNeurona.htm
General info:
http://www.ars.usda.gov/Main/docs.htm?docid=3D11028
Sukie (not a vet)
Recommended ferret health links:
http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/
http://ferrethealth.org/archive/
http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html
http://www.miamiferret.org/
http://www.ferrethealth.msu.edu/
http://www.ferretcongress.org/
http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml
http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html
all ferret topics:
http://listserv.ferretmailinglist.org/archives/ferret-search.html
HAPPY: http://www.6footsix.com/my_weblog/2010/01/high-fives-for-happiness.=
html
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(2010, Steve Crandall)
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