Maier-Sam, Kristina; Kaiponen, Taina; Schmitz, Anna; Schulze, Christoph; Bock, Sabine; Hlinak, Andreas; Olias, Philipp (2021). Encephalitis Associated with Sarcocystis halieti Infection in a Free-Ranging Little Owl (Athene noctua). Journal of wildlife diseases, 57(3), pp. 712-714. Wildlife Disease Association 10.7589/JWD-D-20-00184
Full text not available from this repository.A juvenile Little Owl (Athene noctua) was diagnosed with granulomatous encephalitis and muscular sarcocysts. Sarcocystis halieti was identified in the brain and muscle tissue by PCR and subsequent sequencing. This is the first report of S. halieti as a potential encephalitis-causing pathogen in birds.
Item Type: |
Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
05 Veterinary Medicine > Department of Infectious Diseases and Pathobiology (DIP) > Institute of Animal Pathology |
UniBE Contributor: |
Kaiponen, Taina Susanna, Olias, Philipp Alexander |
Subjects: |
500 Science 500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 500 Science > 590 Animals (Zoology) 600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health 600 Technology > 630 Agriculture |
ISSN: |
0090-3558 |
Publisher: |
Wildlife Disease Association |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Katharina Gerber-Paizs |
Date Deposited: |
08 Mar 2022 19:15 |
Last Modified: |
05 Dec 2022 16:11 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.7589/JWD-D-20-00184 |
PubMed ID: |
33984148 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/166244 |
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