RT Journal Article
T1 Sarcocystis infection in domestic and wild avian hosts: Inseparable flight partners
A1 Prakas, Petras
A1 Calero Bernal, Rafael
A1 Dubey, Jitender P.
AB Sarcocystis infections have been reported from numerous avian species. A remarkable number of valid Sarcocystis species infecting birds have been identified and named having avian species as intermediate hosts (n = 32). Only 14 species have their complete biological cycle known due to the difficulties in conducting in vivo experiments. In addition, at least 16 Sarcocystis species have been confirmed by molecular techniques to use birds as their definitive hosts. The present paper reviews recent findings in the field and remarks on the contribution of molecular tools to unravel important aspects of the epidemiology of the genus. Clinical diagnosis is discussed. Three Sarcocystis species, Sarcocystis falcatula, Sarcocystis calchasi, and Sarcocystis halieti have wide host range and cause clinical sarcocystosis in many avian species. Limitations of currently available molecular markers and animal experimentation to distinguish closely related Sarcocystis species are discussed
PB Elsevier
SN 0304-4017
YR 2025
FD 2025-02-07
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119323
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/119323
LA eng
NO Prakas, Petras., Calero Bernal, Rafael., Dubey, Jitender P. (2025). Sarcocystis infection in domestic and wild avian hosts: Inseparable flight partners. Veterinary Parasitology, 335. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetpar.2025.110413
NO Credit authorship contribution statement:Jitender P. Dubey: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft, Methodology, Investigation, Formal analysis, Conceptualization. Rafael Calero-Bernal: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft, Resources, Methodology, Investigation, Formal analysis, Conceptualization. Petras Prakas: Writing – review & editing, Writing – original draft, Resources, Methodology, Investigation, Formal analysis, Conceptualization.
DS Docta Complutense
RD 18 dic 2025