Sarcocystis canis infection was associated with hepatitis in a Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus). Intrahepatocellular protozoal schizonts were among areas of necrosis and inflammation. The parasite was genetically identical to S. canis and is the first report in a Steller sea lion, indicating another intermediate host species for S. canis.
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1 April 2014
Sarcocystis canis Associated Hepatitis in a Steller Sea Lion (Eumetopias jubatus) from Alaska
Trista Welsh,
Kathy Burek-Huntington,
Kate Savage,
Benjamin Rosenthal,
J. P. Dubey
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 50 • No. 2
April 2014
Vol. 50 • No. 2
April 2014