Muscular sarcocystosis in coyotes from Oklahoma

Authors
Cummings, CA Kocan, AA Barker, RW Dubey, JP
Citation
Ca. Cummings et al., Muscular sarcocystosis in coyotes from Oklahoma, J WILDL DIS, 36(4), 2000, pp. 761-763
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Medicine/Animal Health
Journal title
JOURNAL OF WILDLIFE DISEASES
ISSN journal
00903558 → ACNP
Volume
36
Issue
4
Year of publication
2000
Pages
761 - 763
Database
ISI
SICI code
0090-3558(200010)36:4<761:MSICFO>2.0.ZU;2-K
Abstract
In a recent survey in Oklahoma (USA), 52 free-ranging coyotes were examined for the presence of sarcocysts. Two of these coyotes were found infected w ith sarcocysts in skeletal muscle. By light microscopy, the cyst wall was t hin and smooth. Ultrastructurally, the cyst wall had minute villar protrusi ons. The sarcocysts were 14.4 to 50.4 mum wide and 46.8 to 99 mum long. Thi s is the first report of Sarcocystis sp. sarcocysts in the skeletal muscle of coyotes.