Natural Occurring Muscular Sarcocysts in Urban Domestic Cats (Felis catus) Without Sarcocystis-Associated Disease.
Bruna Marquardt LucioCamila Encarnação MinuzziNícolas Carmo de AvilaLuís Antonio Scalabrin TondoFernanda Silveira Flores VogelGlaucia Denise KommersFagner D 'ambroso FernandesClândio Timm MarquesMariana Martins FloresPublished in: Acta parasitologica (2020)
This study describes the natural occurrence of S. neurona muscular sarcocysts in a random group of cats without Sarcocystis-associated disease. These findings reinforce the participation of feral and pet cats from urban areas as natural intermediate hosts of S. neurona.