"Sarcocystis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A genus of protozoa found in reptiles, birds, and mammals, including humans. This heteroxenous parasite produces muscle cysts in intermediate hosts such as domestic herbivores (cattle, sheep, pigs) and rodents. Final hosts are predators such as dogs, cats, and man.
MeSH Number(s)
B01.043.075.189.250.750.750
Concept/Terms
Sarcocystis- Sarcocystis
- Sarcocysti
- Sarcosporidia
- Sarcosporidias
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Sarcocystis" by people in Harvard Catalyst Profiles by year, and whether "Sarcocystis" was a major or minor topic of these publication.
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2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Sarcocystis" by people in Profiles.
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Evidence of intrathecally-derived antibodies against Toxoplasma gondii in horses suspected of neurological disease consistent with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis. Vet Parasitol. 2023 Jun; 318:109919.
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Investigation of the Bi-Weekly Administration of Diclazuril on the Antibody Kinetics to Sarcocystis Neurona in Healthy Horses. J Equine Vet Sci. 2021 09; 104:103713.
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A conserved coccidian gene is involved in Toxoplasma sensitivity to the anti-apicomplexan compound, tartrolon E. Int J Parasitol Drugs Drug Resist. 2020 12; 14:1-7.
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Seroprevalences of anti-Sarcocystis neurona and anti-Neospora hughesi antibodies among healthy equids in the United States. J Am Vet Med Assoc. 2017 Jun 01; 250(11):1291-1301.
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Acute muscular sarcocystosis: an international investigation among ill travelers returning from Tioman Island, Malaysia, 2011-2012. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 15; 59(10):1401-10.
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Fast food hamburgers: what are we really eating? Ann Diagn Pathol. 2008 Dec; 12(6):406-9.
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Sarcocystis sp.-associated meningoencephalitis in a bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus). J Vet Diagn Invest. 2007 Sep; 19(5):564-8.
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Sarcocystis neurona merozoites express a family of immunogenic surface antigens that are orthologues of the Toxoplasma gondii surface antigens (SAGs) and SAG-related sequences. Infect Immun. 2005 Feb; 73(2):1023-33.
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Acute fulminant sarcocystosis in a captive-born rhesus macaque. Vet Pathol. 1998 Nov; 35(6):499-505.
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Differentiation of Toxoplasma gondii from closely related coccidia by riboprint analysis and a surface antigen gene polymerase chain reaction. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 1993 Mar; 48(3):447-56.