Molecular Epidemiology, Species Distribution, and Zoonotic Importance of the Neglected Meat-Borne Pathogen Sarcocystis spp. in Cattle (Bos taurus): A Global …

M Shams, L Shamsi, A Asghari, MH Motazedian… - Acta parasitologica, 2022 - Springer
Background Sarcocystis species are diverse apicomplexan parasites, though only two
zoonotic species (S. hominis and S. heydorni) circulate between cattle and humans. Due to …

Histological Detection of Unauthorized Herbal and Animal Contents in Some Meat Products

F Shaltout, M Hussein… - Journal of Advanced …, 2023 - advetresearch.com
The quality assurance of meat products is very important for human health protection. In this
study, 50 samples from burger, kofta, and sausage were examined histologically for the …

Sarcocystis species in bovine carcasses from a Belgian abattoir: a cross-sectional study

H Zeng, I Van Damme, TW Kabi, B Šoba, S Gabriël - Parasites & vectors, 2021 - Springer
Background Sarcocystis species are obligatorily heteroxenous parasites, of which some are
zoonotic, representing a public health and economic impact. This study investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of Sarcocystis spp. in slaughtered cattle and sheep by peptic digestion and histological examination in Sulaimani Province, Iraq

SH Abdullah - Veterinary World, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Materials and Methods: A total of 130 muscle samples were collected during May, June, and
July of 2020, including 80 samples from sheep and 50 samples from cattle. Samples were …

[PDF][PDF] Traditional, histopathological and molecular diagnosis of sarcocytosis in slaughtered sheep in Al-Diwaniyah province, Iraq

HH Albayati, GA Jassem - Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2023 - iasj.net
The presented investigation was performed to identify Sarcocystis species, in an
intermediate-host parasite with zoonotic importance, infection in slaughtered sheep …

Molecular and Microscopic Investigation of Sarcocystis Species Isolated from Sheep Muscles in Iran

N Pestechian, HA Yousefi, R Kalantari… - Journal of Food …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Sarcocystis species is a genus of cyst‐forming parasites infecting both humans and animals
globally. Some of these species cause clinical and subclinical diseases in the host and may …

[HTML][HTML] Sarcocystis bovifelis in raw hamburgers marketed in Hamadan City, Western Iran

F Jafari, SM Motavallihaghi, M Bakhtiari… - Iranian Journal of …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: We aimed to evaluate Sarcocystis contamination in conventional and industrial
raw beef burger samples from butcheries and retail stores in Hamadan, western Iran …

Purification and characterization of cysteine protease of Sarcocystis fusiformis from infected Egyptian water buffaloes

AZ Barakat, AM Abdel-Aty, MK Ibrahim, HA Salah… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
Sarcocystis spp. infects water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis) causing sarcocystosis. In the
present study, Sarcocystis fusiformis was recognized in Egyptian water buffaloes based on …

[HTML][HTML] RFLP Analysis of Fragments of the 18S rRNA and Cox1 Genes to Identify Sarcocystis cruzi in Water Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) in Guilan Province, North of Iran

F Dameshghi, S Shirali, P Shayan… - Iranian Journal of …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Sarcocystosis is a zoonotic disease worldwide caused by Sarcocystis spp.,
some of these species can show clinical and subclinical manifestations, resulting in financial …

Molecular detection of Sarcocystis cruzi in three beef carcases with eosinophilic myositis lesions and in unaffected beef from animals in the same herd

K Waine, PM Bartley, A Cox, R Newsome… - … : Regional Studies and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Eosinophilic myositis in bovine striated muscle thought to be caused by a hypersensitivity
reaction to the degradation of Sarcocystis tissue cysts, is a rare reason for carcase …