Acute sarcocystosis in a captive white-tailed deer in Virginia

Authors
Duncan, RB Fox, JH Lindsay, DS Dubey, JP Zuccaro, ME
Citation
Rb. Duncan et al., Acute sarcocystosis in a captive white-tailed deer in Virginia, J WILDL DIS, 36(2), 2000, pp. 357-361
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
ISSN journal
00903558 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
2
Year of publication
2000
Pages
357 - 361
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3558(200004)36:2<357:ASIACW>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
A 19-mo-old female captive white-tailed deer in a public wild animal park i n Richmond (Virginia, USA) was necropsied and evaluated histologically foll owing spontaneous death after a 1 wk period of lethargy in a captive herd o f 22 deer. An acute necrotizing pneumonia was associated with intraendothel ial protozoal schizonts that were identified immunohistochemically as Sarco cystis spp. This is the first confirmed report of acute sarcocystosis in a wild ruminant.