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Sarcocystosis

Other Names: Sarcosporidiosis, Equine Protozoal Myeloencephalitis
Sarcocystosis is a protozoan parasitic disease that causes intestinal infections in many animal species including dogs, cats, cattle, sheep, pigs, mammalian wildlife, birds, reptiles, and horses.
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  • Sarcocystis spp.
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sarcocystosis: Bovine, brain. Brain with multifocal diffuse petecchia that are more prominent in the white matter.
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