Two young sheep were inoculated orally with 1×10
7 sporocysts of
Sarcocystis arieticanis from canine feces stored at 4°C for 3 months. Two peaks of fever were recognized 14 and 26 days after inoculation and at the second peak, pulse and respiratory rates increased and appetite was lost. In one case sacrificed on day 16 postinoculation, mesenteric lymph nodes were enlarged and edematous, and the first generation schizonts (14-44×12-20μm in size; n=50) were detected in the mesentery and its lymph nodes. In the other case necropsied on day 30 postinoculation was shown to have asites, hydrothorax and hydropericardium, showing ecchymosis and petechiasis in most organs. Histopathology revealed hemorrhage and mononuclar cell infiltration in most organs, and the second generation schizonts (10-25×6-14μm; n=50) were observed in the small blood vessels.
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