Acute sarcocystosis was diagnosed in an adult female wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) that was collected from Early County (Georgia, USA) in February of 1998. Marked inflammatory lesions were seen in the heart, lung, and liver and were associated with protozoal schizonts and merozoites. The organisms were identified as Sarcocystis sp. (Acomplexa: Sarcocystidae) based on structure and antigenicity. Protozoa divided by endopolygeny, merozoites lacked rhoptries, and the organisms did not react to anti-S. falcatula antibodies but reacted to anti-S. cruzi antibodies.
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1 October 2000
Systemic Sarcocystosis in a Wild Turkey from Georgia
J. P. Dubey,
C. F. Quist,
D. L. Fritz
Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 36 • No. 4
October 2000
Vol. 36 • No. 4
October 2000
Acute sarcocystosis
case report
Meleagris gallopavo silvestris
myocarditis
pneumonia
Sarcocystis sp.
schizont