Simple Summary In many European countries, game meat consumption is related to the
traditional hunting culture. Its demand and consumption are increasing, also due to the …

Representatives of the genus Sarcocystis are unicellular parasites having a two-host life
cycle and infecting mammals, birds, and reptiles. Until now, Sarcocystis spp. have been …

Sarcocystis spp. are intracellular protozoan parasites with an obligatory heteroxenous life
cycle. The objective of this study is to identify Sarcocystis spp. in wild boar muscles from …

Several wild game meat species, including deer and feral pigs are hunted and consumed in
Australia. Feral pigs and deer are not indigenous to Australia, but they have proliferated …

The increase of wild boar populations density and their meat consumption across Europe
could expose humans to a plethora of foodborne diseases as sarcocystosis, caused by the …

Different food-safety institutions, including the European Food Safety Authority, encourage
monitoring and characterising Sarcocystis spp. in animals and foodstuffs; among meat …

This narrative review was aimed at collecting updated knowledge on the risk factors,
illnesses caused, and measures for the prevention of protozoan infections transmitted by …

Sarcocystis spp. are intracellular protozoan parasites with an obligatory heteroxenous life
cycle. The objective of this study was to identify Sarcocystis spp. in pig muscles from …

Purpose Using molecular techniques, we have previously shown that carnivorous mammals
of the family Mustelidae might be common definitive hosts for various protozoan Sarcocystis …

Barbary sheep (Ammotragus lervia) is a North African native wild Caprinae, introduced in
the 1970s in new territories such as Spain, the USA, and Mexico. Here, we describe …