A review of Sarcocystis spp. shed by opossums (Didelphis spp.) in Brazil

Authors

  • Samantha Yuri Oshiro Branco Valadas Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Animal
  • Rodrigo Martins Soares Universidade de São Paulo, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária e Zootecnia, Departamento de Medicina Preventiva e Saúde Animal
  • David Scott Lindsay Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Biomedical Sciences and Pathobiology, Center for Molecular Medicine and Infectious Disease

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11606/issn.1678-4456.v53i3p214-226

Keywords:

Sarcocystis spp., Brazil, Didelphis spp., Sarcocystis neurona, Sarcocystis falcatula

Abstract

South American opossums are the definitive hosts of Sarcocystis neurona, Sarcocystis falcatula, Sarcocystis speeri and Sarcocystis lindsayi. The sporocysts of these species of Sarcocystis are morphologically similar and methods like infectivity and pathogenicity for intermediate hosts (immunodeficient mice and psittacine birds) and molecular tools are used for identification. Opossums are synanthropic wild animals, and widely distributed in Brazilian territory. Previous studies have shown high environmental contamination with S. neurona sporocysts in several Brazilian regions. This paper reviews information on Sarcocystis spp. shed by various opossum species and its occurrence in Brazil.

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Published

2016-08-31

Issue

Vol. 53 No. 3 (2016): ANIMAIS SELVAGENS (Edição Especial)

Section

REVIEW ARTICLE

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How to Cite

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Valadas SYOB, Soares RM, Lindsay DS. A review of Sarcocystis spp. shed by opossums (Didelphis spp.) in Brazil. Braz. J. Vet. Res. Anim. Sci. [Internet]. 2016 Aug. 31 [cited 2024 Apr. 16];53(3):214-26. Available from: https://www.revistas.usp.br/bjvras/article/view/108143