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Sarcocystis and other coccidia in foxes and other wild carnivores from Montana

1982; American Veterinary Medical Association; Volume: 181; Issue: 11 Linguagem: Inglês

10.2460/javma.1982.181.11.1270

1943-569X

J. P. Dubey,

Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics

Sarcocystis spp sporocysts were found in feces of 10.1% of 198 red foxes (Vulpes vulpes), in 3.2% of 61 bobcats (Lynx rufus), in 16.6% of 12 mountain lions (Felis concolor), in 16.6% of 6 fisher (Martes pennanti), and in none of 20 wolverines (Gulo gulo), 4 mink (Mustela vison), or 10 raccoons (Procyon lotor). Sarcocystis muris and Toxoplasma gondii were not found in laboratory mice inoculated with feces of bobcats and mountain lions.