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Seroepidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii in Zoo Animals in Selected Zoos in the Midwestern United States by de Camps, Silvia, Dubey, J. P, Saville, W. J A

“…Toxoplasma gondii infections in zoo animals are of interest because many captive animals die of clinical toxoplasmosis and because of the potential risk of…”
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An investigation into the seroprevalence of Toxoplasma gondii, Bartonella spp., feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) in cats in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by TIAO, N., DARRINGTON, C., MOLLA, B., SAVILLE, W. J. A., TILAHUN, G., KWOK, O. C. H., GEBREYES, W. A., LAPPIN, M. R., JONES, J. L., DUBEY, J. P.

“…Toxoplasma gondii and Bartonella spp. are zoonotic pathogens of cats. Feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV), and feline leukaemia virus (FeLV) are…”
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii from Free-Range Chickens (Gallus domesticus) from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Tilahun, G, Tiao, N, Ferreira, L. R, Choudhary, S, Oliveira, S, Verma, S. K, Kwok, O. C. H, Molla, B, Saville, W. J. A, Medhin, G, Kassa, T, Aleme, H, Gebreyes, W. A, Su, C, Dubey, J. P

“…Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii in free-range chickens (Gallus domesticus) is a good indicator of the environmental contamination with oocysts because chickens…”
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Isolation of Viable Toxoplasma gondii from Tissues and Feces of Cats from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Dubey, J. P, Darrington, C, Tiao, N, Ferreira, L. R, Choudhary, S, Molla, B, Saville, W. J. A, Tilahun, G, Kwok, O. C. H, Gebreyes, W. A

“…Cats are important in the epidemiology of Toxoplasma gondii because they are the only hosts that excrete environmentally resistant oocysts in feces. In the…”
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Sarcocyst Development in Raccoons (Procyon lotor) Inoculated with Different Strains of Sarcocystis neurona Culture–Derived Merozoites by Dryburgh, E. L, Marsh, A. E, Dubey, J. P, Howe, D. K, Reed, S. M, Bolten, K. E, Pei, W, Saville, W. J. A

“…Sarcocystis neurona is considered the major etiologic agent of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a neurological disease in horses. Raccoon (Procyon…”
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PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO NEOSPORA CANINUM, SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA, AND TOXOPLASMA GONDII IN WILD HORSES FROM CENTRAL WYOMING by Dubey, J. P, Mitchell, S. M, Morrow, J. K, Rhyan, J. C, Stewart, L. M, Granstrom, D. E, Romand, S, Thulliez, P, Saville, W. J, Lindsay, D. S

“…Sarcocystis neurona, Neospora caninum, N. hughesi, and Toxoplasma gondii are 4 related coccidians considered to be associated with encephalomyelitis in horses…”
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EXPERIMENTAL INDUCTION OF EQUINE PROTOZOAN MYELOENCEPHALITIS (EPM) IN THE HORSE: EFFECT OF SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA SPOROCYST INOCULATION DOSE ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGIC DISEASE by Sofaly, C. D, Reed, S. M, Gordon, J. C, Dubey, J. P, Oglesbee, M. J, Njoku, C. J, Grover, D. L, Saville, W. J A

“…The effect of inoculation dose of Sarcocystis neurona sporocysts on the development of clinical neurologic disease in horses was investigated. Twenty-four…”
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PROPHYLACTIC ADMINISTRATION OF PONAZURIL REDUCES CLINICAL SIGNS AND DELAYS SEROCONVERSION IN HORSES CHALLENGED WITH SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA by Furr, M, McKenzie, H, Saville, W. J A, Dubey, J. P, Reed, S. M, Davis, W

“…The ability of ponazuril to prevent or limit clinical signs of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) after infection with Sarcocystis neurona was evaluated…”
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An update on Sarcocystis neurona infections in animals and equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) by Dubey, J.P., Howe, D.K., Furr, M., Saville, W.J., Marsh, A.E., Reed, S.M., Grigg, M.E.

“…Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is a serious disease of horses, and its management continues to be a challenge for veterinarians. The protozoan…”
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Early Migration of Sarcocystis neurona in Ponies Fed Sporocysts by Elitsur, E, Marsh, A. E, Reed, S. M, Dubey, J. P, Oglesbee, M. J, Murphy, J. E, Saville, W. J A

“…Sarcocystis neurona is the most important cause of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM), a neurologic disease of the horse. In the present work, the…”
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SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA INFECTIONS IN SEA OTTER (ENHYDRA LUTRIS): EVIDENCE FOR NATURAL INFECTIONS WITH SARCOCYSTS AND TRANSMISSION OF INFECTION TO OPOSSUMS (DIDELPHIS VIRGINIANA) by Dubey, J. P, Rosypal, A. C, Rosenthal, B. M, Thomas, N. J, Lindsay, D. S, Stanek, J. F, Reed, S. M, Saville, W. J A

“…Although Sarcocystis neurona has been identified in an array of terrestrial vertebrates, recent recognition of its capacity to infect marine mammals was…”
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Prevalence of Toxoplasma gondii Antibodies in Domestic Cats From Rural Ohio by Dubey, J. P, Saville, W. J A, Stanek, J. F, Reed, S. M

“…Antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii were determined in serum samples from 275 domestic cats from a mobile spay and neuter clinic from 8 counties in Ohio. The…”
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EXPERIMENTAL INFECTION OF PONIES WITH SARCOCYSTIS FAYERI AND DIFFERENTIATION FROM SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA INFECTIONS IN HORSES by Saville, W. J A, Dubey, J. P, Oglesbee, M. J, Sofaly, C. D, Marsh, A. E, Elitsur, E, Vianna, M. C, Lindsay, D. S, Reed, S. M

“…Sarcocystis neurona and Sarcocystis fayeri infections are common in horses in the Americas. Their antemortem diagnosis is important because the former causes a…”
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LIFE CYCLE OF SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA IN ITS NATURAL INTERMEDIATE HOST, THE RACCOON, PROCYON LOTOR by Stanek, J. F, Dubey, J. P, Oglesbee, M. J, Reed, S. M, Lindsay, D. S, Capitini, L. A, Njoku, C. J, Vittitow, K. L, Saville, W. J A

“…Sarcocystis neurona causes encephalomyelitis in many species of mammals and is the most important cause of neurologic disease in the horse. Its complete life…”
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Sarcocystis neurona: Molecular characterization of enolase domain I region and a comparison to other protozoa by Bolten, K.E., Marsh, A.E., Reed, S.M., Dubey, J.P., Toribio, R.E., Saville, W.J.A.

“…Sarcocystis neurona causes protozoal myeloencephalitis and has the ability to infect a wide host range in contrast to other Sarcocystis species. In the current…”
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AN EQUINE PROTOZOAL MYELOENCEPHALITIS CHALLENGE MODEL TESTING A SECOND TRANSPORT AFTER INOCULATION WITH SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA SPOROCYSTS by Saville, W. J A, Sofaly, C. D, Reed, S. M, Dubey, J. P, Oglesbee, M. J, Lacombe, V. A, Keene, R. O, Gugisberg, K. M, Swensen, S. W, Shipley, R. D, Chiang, Y-W, Chu, H. J, Ng, T

“…Previous challenge studies performed at Ohio State University involved a transport-stress model where the study animals were dosed with Sarcocystis neurona…”
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Effects of High Temperature and Disinfectants on the Viability of Sarcocystis neurona Sporocysts by Dubey, J. P, Saville, W. J, Sreekumar, C, Shen, S. K, Lindsay, D. S, Pena, H. F, Vianna, M. C, Gennari, S. M, Reed, S. M

“…The effect of moist heat and several disinfectants on Sarcocystis neurona sporocysts was investigated. Sporocysts (4 million) were suspended in water and…”
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Accurate Antemortem Diagnosis of Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis (EPM) Based on Detecting Intrathecal Antibodies against Sarcocystis neurona Using the SnSAG2 and SnSAG4/3 ELISAs by Reed, S.M., Howe, D.K., Morrow, J.K., Graves, A., Yeargan, M.R., Johnson, A.L., MacKay, R.J., Furr, M., Saville, W.J.A., Williams, N.M.

“…Background Recent work demonstrated the value of antigen‐specific antibody indices (AI and C‐value) to detect intrathecal antibody production against…”
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Interobserver Variation in the Diagnosis of Neurologic Abnormalities in the Horse by Saville, W.J.A., Reed, S.M., Dubey, J.P., Granstrom, D.E., Morley, P.S., Hinchcliff, K.W., Kohn, C.W., Wittum, T.E., Workman, J.D.

“…Background The diagnosis of equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) relies heavily on the clinical examination. The accurate identification of neurologic…”
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ANTIGENIC EVALUATION OF A RECOMBINANT BACULOVIRUS-EXPRESSED SARCOCYSTIS NEURONA SAG1 ANTIGEN by Gupta, G. D, Lakritz, J, Saville, W. J, Livingston, R. S, Dubey, J. P, Middleton, J. R, Marsh, A. E

“…Sarcocystis neurona is the primary parasite associated with equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM). This is a commonly diagnosed neurological disorder in the…”
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