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. 1997 Mar;38(3):168–170.

Neurological symptoms associated with sarcocystosis in adult sheep.

J M Henderson 1, K H Dies 1, D M Haines 1, G W Higgs 1, M Ayroud 1
PMCID: PMC1576552  PMID: 9056068

Abstract

Four mature ewes developed mild neurological symptoms. Histological examination revealed a nonsuppurative encephalitis and myelitis associated with protozoan cysts identified as Sarcocystis spp. by immunoperoxidase. The mild clinical signs and apparent recovery of 1 ewe suggest that neurological disease caused by Sarcocystis spp. may be more common than indicated by the infrequency of reports.

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